Twitter suspends Hafiz Saeed's account after requests from Indian intelligence agencies
The Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief has been tweeting about ongoing protests in Kashmir, which began after security forces killed militant Burhan Wani on July 8.
Twitter on Thursday blocked Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed’s account after Indian intelligence agencies raised the issue with the microblogging site. On Wednesday, Saeed had reportedly threatened to launch an attack after which intelligence agencies asked Twitter to suspend his account, HafizSaeedLive.
Saeed said that the ongoing protests against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani have become a mass movement. “All the wings of the Hurriyat have become one. Those who have died in Kashmir, their deaths will not be in vain.”
An accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, Saeed has reportedly been active on Twitter and has been tweeting about the ongoing protests in Kashmir, triggered after security forces gunned down 21-year-old Wani on July 8. Saeed was also seen in a picture conducting a prayer meeting for terrorist Wani, reported Financial Express. As many as 37 people have died in the valley in the clashes that have followed Wani's killing.
HafizSaeedLive is Saeed’s second account on Twitter after his first account was suspended in December 2015. According to Economic Times, Saeed has one more account handled by his cyber team.