Nazir Masoodi

How Fake News Is Attempting To Derail Kathua Rape Probe

India News | Written By Nazir Masoodi, Sukirti Dwivedi and Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday April 24, 2018

Twelve days after the chargesheet on the Kathua rape and murder case, the Jammu and Kashmir police had to issue a statement, highlighting that the 8-year-old child was indeed raped. The step was taken to clamp down on a viral wave of fake news on social media and some sections of mainstream media that argued there was no rape.

Jammu And Kashmir To Bring Own Order For Death Penalty For Child Rape

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Saturday April 21, 2018

As the centre approved the death penalty for rapists of children below the age of 12 after weeks of public outrage over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, the state government said today it too was going to bring a similar ordinance.

"Greatest Death": Why Parents Are Letting Sons Join Terrorism In Kashmir

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Friday April 20, 2018

A phone conversation between a father and his son has become a rallying cry for Kashmiri separatists. Aetimad Hussain had joined a terror group and was in the middle of a fierce gun battle in south Kashmir's Shopian. He figured this was going to be his last. His friend had already been shot and this was his goodbye call to his parents.

2 BJP Ministers, Who Backed Men Accused In Kathua Rape Case, Resign

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi and Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Friday April 13, 2018

Two BJP ministers who defended the men arrested for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua today handed in their resignations. With public pressure mounting and the party's image taking a hit, the party asked them to resign, say sources.

Blog: An 8-Year-Old In Jammu, Betrayed Over And Over

Blog | Nazir Masoodi | Friday April 13, 2018

The 8-year-old's ghastly death - the worst possible end for a young child - highlights the growing communal tension in Jammu. The dangers of allowing it to surge for political benefit are immense.

Shielding Jammu Child Rape, Murder Accused, Lawyers Block Chargesheet

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday April 10, 2018

There was high drama outside the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua after lawyers tried to stop Crime Branch officials from filing a chargesheet into the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomad girl

Man Found Beheaded In Kashmir Orchard 2 Days After Kidnapping By Lashkar

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Friday April 6, 2018

The body of a man - kidnapped by terrorists earlier this week - was found with his throat slit in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district today, police said. Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, 25, was found dead in an orchard in Hajin area.

21-Year-Old Snubs Mother's Appeal To Surrender, Killed In Anti-Terror Ops

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday April 5, 2018

60-year-old Hajira cannot forget the moment her terrorist son rejected her appeal to surrender and chose to die during a counter-militancy operation launched by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag.

In Jammu And Kashmir Pre-Dawn Ops, 13 Terrorists Killed, 3 Soldiers Dead

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday April 1, 2018

Thirteen terrorists were killed in multiple pre-dawn operations in Shopian and Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Three Army personnel lost their lives in the operations. Two of the killed terrorists were responsible for the murder of Army officer Ummer Fayaz who was dragged out of a wedding and shot dead last year. A terrorist was caught in ...

Blog: ISIS' Growing Presence And Violence In Kashmir

Blog | Nazir Masoodi | Friday March 30, 2018

The black flags of ISIS which shocked with their appearance in the Valley a few years ago are no longer a huge anomaly.

Terrorists Barge Into Special Police Officer's House In Jammu And Kashmir, Shoot Him Dead

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Friday March 30, 2018

A special police officer was killed when terrorists barged into his house in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district this evening and opened fire.

4 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri District

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Wednesday March 28, 2018

Four terrorists have been killed during a fierce encounter with security forces in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Demand For Separate District, Over 30 Injured In Clashes In Nowshera

India News | Reported By Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday March 25, 2018

At least 30 people have been injured after clashes broke out at Nowshera, in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, over growing demand of district status to the border town. Protesters threw stones at police personnel, who had to use teargas to disperse the mob

Top Hurriyat Leader's "Missing" Son Joins Terrorist Group

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday March 25, 2018

A day after he went missing from his home in Srinagar, a picture of a top separatist leader's son holding a rifle surfaced on social media on Saturday. A message with the picture said Junaid Ashraf Khan had joined the terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen.

Ex-Bureaucrat Accused In Gang-Rape, Murder Of Jammu 8-Year-Old Surrenders

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Wednesday March 21, 2018

A retired government officer accused of planning the kidnapping, gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January surrendered to the police today. Sanji Ram, 60, had been avoiding arrest since the high court directed the crime branch to arrest him.