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'They are agent of Pak'—Twitter hails J&K cop who exposed BBC Urdu for justifying truck driver's murder by stone pelters

"Truth is the ultimate causality in journalism driven by agenda. Wish we had reporters on ground reporting truth. Absolving murderers is no journalism," the J&K cop Imtiyaz Hussain wrote on Twitter.

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  • Aug 28, 2019, 11:39 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police officer Imtiyaz Hussain has lashed out at a section of foreign media and exposed how they are carrying anti-India narrative after the abrogation of Article 370.

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Taking it to Twitter, Imtiyaz Hussain slammed a @BBCUrdu story over its reporting on the killing of a truck driver in Kashmir. The cop said, "A @BBCUrdu story, where the reporter presumes on behalf of rioters that truck would be carrying security forces, thus killed the truck driver. What a shameful justification of murder by learned journalist!"

 

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Slamming @BBCUrdu story for anti-India narrative, the J&K cop said, "the truck driver in Kashmir was killed by Pakistan instigated rioters. He also added: "there've been 02 killings since August 04 in Kashmir. One person killed by Pakistan backed terrorists and another a truck driver by Pakistan instigated rioters. None of these reported by @AJEnglish, @BBCUrdu or @nytimes because it doesn't fit in the scheme of their propaganda."

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The J&K cop is being praised on social media after he exposed BBC Urdu following which the controversial line was deleted from the story. Take a look at these comments:

1. BBC Urdu deletes controversial line after J&K cop Hussain exposed it

BBC Urdu deletes controversial line after J&K cop Hussain exposed it
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After Hussain exposed @BBCUrdu story, he once again took to Twitter to share that the website has deleted the controversial line from the story now.

 

 

He further said, "It’s important to portray a truthful picture of Kashmir situation because a lot of Pakistani boys reading these BBC Urdu exaggerated stories widely shared on social media get motivated to join terrorist ranks & come to Kashmir creating trouble." 

 

2. 'What a shameful justification of murder by learned journalist': J&K top cop slams BBC Urdu

'What a shameful justification of murder by learned journalist': J&K top cop slams BBC Urdu
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On Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police Officer Imtiyaz Hussain lashed out at BBC Urdu for justifying the heinous murder of a truck driver in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

The BBC Urdu justified the murder claiming that the ‘truck would be carrying security forces and thus killed the driver.

 

He wrote in a series of tweets: “In this @BBCUrdu story the reporter presumes on behalf of rioters that truck would be carrying security forces,thus killed the truck driver. What a shameful justification of murder by learned journalist! Shame needs to die of shame. RIP Journalism.”

 

He later said that the website had deleted the controversial line, but he still had a screenshot.

 

 

"It’s important to portray a truthful picture of Kashmir situation because a lot of Pakistani boys reading these BBC Urdu exaggerated stories widely shared on social media get motivated to join terrorist ranks & come to Kashmir creating trouble. Truth is the ultimate causality in journalism driven by agenda. Wish we had reporters on-ground reporting truth. Absolving murderers is no journalism,” Hussain added.

3. J&K top cop exposes anti-India narrative by section of foreign media

J&K top cop exposes anti-India narrative by section of foreign media
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"There've been 02 killings since August 04 in Kashmir. One person killed by Pakistan backed terrorists and another a truck driver by Pakistan instigated rioters. None of these reported by @AJEnglish, @BBCUrdu or @nytimes because it doesn't fit in the scheme of their propaganda," tweeted Imtiyaz Hussain.

 

As Hussain's tweet was widely shared on Tuesday, the cop gave more details on the deliberate misrepresentation of the situation in Kashmir. Referring to a report on the truck driver's murder, he tweeted, "In this @BBCUrdu story the reporter presumes on behalf of rioters that truck would be carrying security forces, thus killed the truck driver. What a shameful justification of murder by learned journalist!"

 

 

"Truth is the ultimate causality in journalism driven by agenda. Wish we had reporters on ground reporting truth. Absolving murderers is no journalism."

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