Activist and journalist Tanveer Ahmed was on Saturday arrested and allegedly tortured by Pakistani agencies and security forces for removing Pakistan's flag from a popular public place in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

According to news agency ANI, Tanveer Ahmed was on a hunger strike for a few days demanding the removal of Pakistani flags in Dadyal. When the local administration failed to do so, he went on to remove the flags himself.

In a video, Tanveer Ahmed claimed that he removed a Pakistani flag from the area and said he is being followed by the secret agencies. He then climbed on a wall and removed the second Pakistani flag hoisted at the square.

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: An activist who was on a hunger strike demanding the removal of Pakistani flags from the area, later removed the flags by himself in Dadyal. He says, "I removed a Pakistani flag from the area & now I am being followed by secret agencies." (21.8) pic.twitter.com/RLMkdgSP1H

— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2020

Tanveer Ahmed was quoted as saying: "I removed a Pakistani flag from the area and now I am being followed by secret agencies."

Sources told ANI that he was later mishandled and threatened by the security agencies.