ISLAMABAD: Leaked audio call between Munish Sharma, an Indian journalist has featured him asking one of his subordinates to distort facts about killing of Mukhtar Hussain Shah resident of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), who died in police custody on April 27.

Leaked call has exposed Indian brutalities and human rights violations in disputed valley. In audio leak, Sharma could be heard directing Balkar Singh from Amar Ujala newspaper, Samba town about filing of news story to cover up incident.

According to Indian media, Shah was arrested on April 21 for interrogation by Indian police on suspicion of his links with an attack in Poonch district in which several Indian soldiers were killed. He was briefly released and then summoned again for interrogation on April 26, but died in mysterious circumstances.

Locals of Mendhar, town in Poonch district blocked road in protest over his death.

According to The Wire, an Indian news outlet, family of 48-year-old man, who died after being named as suspect in Poonch attack case, has dubbed magisterial probe ordered by puppet IIOJK administration as an “Official cover-up”.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 01 2023

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