Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today requested Union Home minister Rajnath Singh to look into the case of Kamran Yousuf -- a Kashmiri photojournalist -- who is in the NIA custody. "Spoke to Home Minister @rajnathsingh ji to look into Kamran Yousuf's case.
I've requested him to intervene so that the life of a young budding journalist does not get ruined," Mehbooba said on Twitter. Yousuf, a freelance photojournalist, was arrested by the NIA on September 5 last year for his alleged involvement in stone-pelting incidents. The NIA has alleged he was acting as a conduit for those involved in terror funding. Kashmir editors guild and journalists in the valley have also sought his release, saying his arrest violated the freedom of the press.
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