Yusuf Jameel - Abduction and Attacks

Abduction and Attacks

On 3 June 1990, Jameel was seized from his home by the Indian Army, taken to a base in the Kashmir conflict zone, and, based on what the officials later admitted to was incorrect information, questioned about his links to militants. After initially denying the detention, the army released him 30 hours later. Three of the army officers involved were later disciplined.

In two incidents in 1992, grenades were thrown at Jameel's home. In the same year, he was hospitalized after a beating by security forces while trying to cover a protest march.

In September 1995, Asian News International cameraman Mushtaq Ali was killed when he opened a letter bomb addressed to Jameel, who was then working for the BBC. Jameel was injured in the attack. After the incident, he moved to London for a few months before returning to India. Though no one was ever arrested for the attack, it later surfaced that the bomb had been sent to him by army personnel. Jameel expressed disappointment in the BBC's response to the attack, saying that though he was taken to London for receiving treatment to his injuries they failed to keep the promise to compensate him financially. He was also barred from further reporting on Kashmir before firing him a year later.