US EditionIndian Anti-Terrorism Force Raid Kashmir News Office
The State Investigation Agency seized documents and digital devices from Kashmir Times' Jammu office as part of a probe into alleged anti-national activities, with an FIR naming executive editor Anuradha Bhasin.
- On November 20, 2025, State Investigation Agency officers raided the Kashmir Times' Jammu office around 6 am, calling manager Sanjeev Kerni to open the premises and seizing documents and digital devices.
- An official quoted by the Kashmir Observer said the raid is linked to alleged glorification of inimical activities, while Jammu and Kashmir police have not publicly explained the legal basis or issued a statement.
- Reports say a First Information Report names Anuradha Bhasin, executive editor, while editors say the Jammu premises held only old computers and archival material.
- CPJ warned the raid raises concerns about increasing pressure on media outlets in Jammu and Kashmir, with Kunal Majumder calling it deeply troubling as Jammu and Kashmir police did not respond to CPJ's request.
- Since 1954, the Kashmir Times, founded by Ved Bhasin, has served as a longstanding independent regional paper; it suspended its print edition in 2021-2022 and its Srinagar office was sealed in 2020.
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