JKLF chief Yasin Malik sent to judicial custody till May 24, Mehbooba demands release
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody by a Delhi court till May 24 in connection with a case related to terror funding and separatist groups in the northern state. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested Malik on April 10 in a case related to funding of terror activities, which the agency registered in May 2017 after violence erupted in the Kashmir Valley.
Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal also sought a reply from the defense counsel after the Tihar Jail authorities plead that Malik should be presented before the court through video conferencing citing security concerns. The Malik-led JKLF outfit was recently banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967.
Meanwhile, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti led a protest against the court order and appealed to the central government to immediately release Malik and all other leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami. She used the example of BJP MP candidate Sadhvi Pragya who was set free despite several allegations against her.