Nationality Indian Religion Islam | Name Mohammad Kazmi | |
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Born 15 March 1962 (age 62) ( 1962-03-15 ) Occupation Chief editor of qaumi salamati | ||
Mohammad ahmad kazmi participated ndtv prime time debate on iran s nuclear program
Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi is a freelance journalist, founder editor of Media Star News and now is the Chief editor of Urdu daily newspaper "Qaumi Salamati" and an accused in the attack on Israeli diplomats. Ironically, he was also covering this news and provided his observation on the situation on Times Now and NDTV.
Contents
- Mohammad ahmad kazmi participated ndtv prime time debate on iran s nuclear program
- Mohammad ahmad kazmi ndtv hindi interview after release
- Career
- Arrest Release
- References
Mohammad ahmad kazmi ndtv hindi interview after release
Career
Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi is now Chief Editor of daily Urdu newspaper Qaumi Salamati, with Printer, Publisher & Proprietor "Siraj Pracha" and was running his own news agency, Media Star, catering to the needs of Urdu readers in India and abroad, before his arrest. He has also been providing his services as freelance journalist for state broadcaster Doordarshan, Iranian news agency IRNA, Iranian radio, besides being a regular columnist for some widely-read Urdu newspapers in India. His professional commitments have taken him to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and many other countries. He is accredited to Press Information Bureau (PIB). of the Government of India and is supposed to have procured the security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Arrest & Release
On 13 February 2012 a car belonging to the Israeli Embassy was attacked using a magnetic bomb in Delhi's Tughlak Road, injuring four people. The car was near the embassy when the incident occurred and injured an Israeli diplomat's wife, Til Yehoshua (42). After three weeks, on 6 March 2012, the special cell of Delhi arrested Kazmi and charged him being part of a conspiracy and booked him under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. During interrogations the police claimed that he disclosed that he was privy to the conspiracy to target Israeli diplomats. A Sessions court later questioned the legality of a magisterial court’s powers to extend under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act the remand of Kazmi.
Kazmi was granted bail by the Supreme court of India on 19 October 2012 but restrained from going abroad.
American journalist Gareth Porter claims in his article that Kazmi was "framed by the police, at least in part to implicate the Iranians in the terror plot".