Senior editor at TwoCircles.net. and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the draconian UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) in Srinagar on Monday.
Irfan has been arrested in case no RC-37/2020/NIA/DLI alleging terror funding. According to fellow journalist Raqib Hameed Naik’s tweet, who is also a friend of Irfan, the latter has been shifted to New Delhi for further investigations.
Mehraj is a well-known journalist in the Valley. He was the founding editor of Wande Magazine before donning the role of senior editor at TwoCircles.net.
