Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik convicted by Delhi court in terror funding case

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him that included Section 16, 17, 18 and 20 of the UAPA and Sections 120-B and 124-A of the IPC.

May 19, 2022 01:07 pm | Updated 10:54 pm IST - New Delhi

Yasin Malik. File

Yasin Malik. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

A Delhi court on May 19 convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case.

Special Judge Praveen Singh directed the NIA authorities to assess Malik's financial situation to determine the amount of fine to be imposed and posted the matter for arguments on the quantum of sentence on May 25. 

Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him that included Section 16 (Terrorist Act), 17 (raising funds for terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act) and 20 (being member of terrorist gang or organisation) of the UAPA and Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124-A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code.

The court had earlier also formally framed the charges against Kashmiri separatist leaders including Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bitta Karate, Shabbir Shah, Masarat Alam, Md Yusuf Shah, Aftab Ahmad Shah, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Khan, Md Akbar Khanday, Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Abdul Rashid Sheikh and Naval Kishore Kapoor.

The charge sheet was also filed against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who have been declared proclaimed offenders (PO) in the case.

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