In a faux pas, several media houses on Sunday reportedly carried the picture of a local resident as one of the six Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists killed in a fierce gunbattle in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Saturday.
“I was shocked on seeing my picture among the dead terrorists in electronic and print media. Somebody downloaded my picture from the Facebook account and circulated it as one of the dead terrorists,” a shocked Abdul Majid said.
He has demanded a probe into the conspiracy.
Mr. Majid, a father of two, sells barbecues at Khati Ka Talab here and is also associated with a religious group preaching Islam.
“I am not a terrorist. How can they carry my picture? It is the negligence of media and the State administration,” he said, adding that he has filed a police complaint.
Mr. Majid, having a long beard and wearing Afghani cap, displayed several newspapers which carried his picture on the front page with an alias ‘Abu Zargam’
He said he was at home when he received a call informing him that his picture was among the six terrorists killed by security forces. “The news came as a big shock for my family. They are all very upset,” he said.
“I do not know whose conspiracy is this. But whoever has done it has tarnished my image,” he said.
