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Kashmir police seize The Wire journalist’s phone amid his corruption reporting on hydropower project
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Kashmir police seize The Wire journalist’s phone amid his corruption reporting on hydropower project

Police in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir seized the mobile phone of senior journalist Jehangir Ali from his home in Chrar-i-Sharief on Wednesday evening, The Wire, for which he reports from the region, said in a statement on Thursday. According to news outlet, police officers arrived at Ali’s residence on December 17 and took...