LAHORE: An Indian media outlet, The Quint, on Saturday retracted its story which reported that Kulbhushan Jadhav was indeed a RAW agent.
“The story on Kulbhushan Jadhav has been retracted. The Quint is rechecking some of the information mentioned in the article” — this is the message that greets viewers when they click on the link of the story, originally titled: Two Ex-RAW Chiefs Did Not Want Kulbhushan Jadhav Recruited As Spy.
Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal, on his Twitter, stated that: “Update as reported: Journalist Chandan Nandy who filed the story is “missing/gone in hiding”, was last spotted at Khan Market Delhi and since then has been untraceable for Family and friends. Freedom of press?”
Update as reported: Journalist Chandan Nandy who filed the story is "missing/gone in hiding", was last spotted at Khan Market Delhi and since then has been untraceable for Family and friends. Freedom of press ?
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) January 6, 2018
Nandy shared a message on Twitter when the story was originally published.
Calling a spade a spade!
Two Ex-RAW Chiefs Did Not Want Kulbhushan Jadhav Recruited As Spy https://t.co/SKEF3Yqb3q— Chandan Nandy (@NandyGram) January 5, 2018