Court Takes Cognisance Of NIA Charge-Sheet Against Separatist Leaders In Terror Funding Case

A special court here on Wednesday took cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency NIA against five persons including Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front JKLF chief Yasin Malik in a terror funding case for raising funds through Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. The NIA in its charge sheet had established the role of Pakistan High Commission in supporting the separatists and creating unrest in the Kashmir Valley through the transfer of funds.

Besides Malik, those who have been named in the charge sheet are founder and president of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) Shabir Ahmed Shah, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League Party Masarat Alam, founder and self-styled chief of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) Syeda Aasiya Andrabi and Zahoor Ahmad Watali.

A few accused today appeared before the Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Sayal through video conferencing due to the security issues. It has also been found that Yasin Malik has been getting funds from foreign countries through hawala channels for causing unrest and insurgency in Kashmir,” the charge sheet stated.

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