The passports of at least two journalists and a political activist in Kashmir have been suspended, terming them “security threats to India”, The Wire reported. Srinagar passport officer Devinder Singh told the news website that he received “instructions to suspend the passports of dozens of persons”.
Singh refused to disclose the “exact number”. The report quoted anonymous sources to suggest that between 98 and 200 passports are being suspended, including those belonging to journalists, academicians, lawyers and political activists.
