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New Delhi: The Wire has learnt that Peerzada Ashiq, a senior journalist based in Srinagar representing one of India’s premier national dailies, The Hindu, received a phone call from a Jammu and Kashmir policeman on January 20, asking him to come and meet the cops. When asked what the meeting may be about, the policeman calling reportedly said he did not know. Ashiq, sources told The Wire, was away from the city that day and said he would not be able to come. The policeman then said he could come when he returned to Srinagar.

The Wire has reached out to Ashiq to ask about the police calling him. This article will be updated when he responds. The Wire has also contacted The Hindu head office in Chennai for comments.

Earlier, The Wire had reported on January 20 that........

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