Kashmiri journalist and author Gowhar Geelani on Saturday was detained at IGI Airport in New Delhi and stopped from leaving the country according to a news report by
Reportedly Geelani was travelling to Germany to attend a conference organised by Deutsche Welle, the German public broadcaster when he was stopped at IGI Airport
Kashmiri journalist and author Gowhar Geelani on Saturday was detained at IGI Airport in New Delhi and stopped from leaving the country according to a news report by
Reportedly Geelani was travelling to Germany to attend a conference organised by Deutsche Welle, the German public broadcaster.
Geelani claimed that he has joined the German Media organisation as an editor and was on way to its headquarters for an 8-day journalist training programme beginning September 1 when he was stopped at IGI Airport.
Geelani said. 바카라I had checked in, and at the Immigration was asked by the staff to accompany them to a room, where an officer, who identified himself as Abhishek, told me that they have instructions not to allow me to leave the country.바카라
Geelani claimed that he was not given any written order or an explanation for his detention but was only told that he was being stopped from stepping out of the country due to the situation prevailing in Kashmir.
바카라The officer said he cannot share any written order or explanation with me. He told me it is because of the current situation in Kashmir (that he was stopped), and he was following orders from higher-ups,바카라 Geelani said.
Sources at IGI Airport told that Geelani has been detained based on a request by the Intelligence Bureau.
The report said his baggage has already been offloaded. 바카라As of now, he is with Immigration officials. Intelligence agencies have been informed; they will question him further,바카라 a source told The Indian Express.
Earlier this month, Kashmiri IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal was stopped at New Delhi바카라s IGI Airport while he was on way to Boston, USA.