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The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur: How the Pulwama Case was Cracked (Book)

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  The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur: How the Pulwama Case was Cracked                      A couple days ago, CJI N.V. Ramana said that there has been a decline in investigative journalism. Earlier, newspapers would be responsible for exposing big scandals and speculate scams. However, today journalism has been reduced to politics and sensational headlines. The media is doing more politics than politicians. This is the reality. Over time it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between the truth and a publicity stunt. Every other day there is an actor or an actress involved in a money laundering case or with narcotics. Trial by media is the new trend. Very few police evidence or courtroom dialogues are provided. The news today is the public or the powerful's opinion.           In this new era, Rahul Pandita's book The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur: How the Pulwama Case was Cracked provides a refreshing change. The book explains the plot behind the 2019 Pulwama attack in great