Poet detained for writing pro-stone throwing song

Srinagar, October 4: Lateef Ahmad Dobi alias Lateef Jan (31), a resident of Dalgate, famous for his lyrical poems in the area, was detained by the police on Sunday after the lyrics of song said to be in favour of Kashmir’s stone throwers and the ongoing pro-freedom movement in the Valley, were "traced" to him.

Sources said the song was recovered from the mobile phones of a group of stone thrower who were arrested recently.

One of Jan's relative who wished to keep his name anonymous told Kashmir Dispatch that on Sunday Jan got a call from police station Rammunshi Bagh asking to report police station as soon as possible.

He further added that when Jan reached there he was “arrested.” That was not all. The police, the relative said, also detained Jan’s father who resides at Harwan .

SHO Rammunshi Bagh told Kashmir Dispatch that Jan had been detained for “investigation purposes.” “We have not filed any FIR against him so far,” he said.