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Eyewitnesses Identify Yasin Malik as Main Shooter in 1990 Air Force Killings in TADA Court

November 23, 2025 by NOK Desk

Yasin Malik, the former Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) separatist leader, has faced a significant setback in the 1990 killing of four Air Force officials. Two key eyewitnesses testified in a Jammu Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court, identifying Malik as the main shooter in the attack that killed four Air Force servicemen, including Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna, and wounded 22 others.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

One of the witnesses, who was cross-examined by Malik, even told Malik, “Except for your style of beard, you haven’t changed much, and I have no difficulty recognising you as the main shooter.”

The prime witness also identified three other accused, Showkat Bakshi, Nanna Ji and Javed Ahmad, as involved in the Sannat Nagar shootout.

Recounting the harrowing experience, the witness told the court that Nanna Ji had pointed an AK rifle at him, ready to fire”He wanted to spray bullets, but I changed my position and saved myself,” the witness said.

Describing the chaotic scene, he explained how they managed to rush an injured official to the hospital.”It was only the next day that we learnt four of the injured officials had succumbed to their injuries,” the witness added, highlighting the traumatic aftermath of the attack.

Malik, who is currently serving a life sentence in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in a terror funding case, appeared in court via video conferencing.The court has allowed the cross-examination of prime witnesses. CBI’s Special Prosecutor SK Bhat was present during the hearing.

The next hearing is scheduled for November 29.The case, which is being fast-tracked, has brought some closure to the families of the victims after 35 years.

The prosecution, led by SK Bhat, has presented strong evidence against Malik and other accused.

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Delhi High Court to Hear NIA’s Death Penalty Appeal Against Yasin Malik on January 28

November 10, 2025 by NOK Desk

The Delhi High Court has listed January 28 as the date for arguments in the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) appeal seeking the death penalty for Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, who is currently serving a life sentence in a 2017 terror-funding case.

During the hearing on Monday, Special Public Prosecutor Akshai Malik, appearing for the NIA, requested the court to conduct the proceedings in camera and to provide a private virtual link that would not be accessible to the public. The Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain said it would consider the agency’s request.

Yasin Malik, who appeared virtually from Tihar Jail and represented himself, expressed anguish over the prolonged delay in the appeal, stating, “It’s been three years since the NIA filed the appeal. Keeping a person in limbo about whether he will be awarded the death sentence or not is psychological torture.”

Earlier, Malik had submitted an affidavit claiming that his 2006 meeting with Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan took place at the behest of India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) during a visit for earthquake relief work. He said he later briefed then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and National Security Advisor NK Narayanan about the meeting, but it was subsequently distorted to portray him as a terrorist.

Malik also alleged that six successive Indian governments had engaged him in peace initiatives on Kashmir, beginning from the VP Singh era through to the Manmohan Singh government. He claimed that senior officials such as Ajit Doval, Shyamal Dutta, and Brajesh Mishra were involved in the dialogue process during the Vajpayee era. In 2002, he launched a signature campaign across Jammu and Kashmir, claiming to have collected 1.5 million signatures to promote a non-violent democratic culture in the region.

Malik was convicted in May 2022 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) after pleading guilty. The trial court ruled that his case did not fall under the “rarest of rare” category, warranting capital punishment. The NIA, however, has accused Malik and others, including Hafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin, and Shabbir Shah, of conspiring with Pakistan-based groups to incite unrest in Kashmir. A UAPA tribunal recently extended the ban on the JKLF for another five years, citing “zero tolerance” for secessionist organisations.

In his affidavit, Malik also addressed the possibility of a death sentence, stating, “If my death finally gives respite to some, let it be so. I shall go with a smile but with pride and honour.”
He likened himself to Maqbool Bhat, who was executed in 1984, and quoted Shakespeare: “Be absolute for death; for either death or life shall be the sweeter.” (ANI)

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Omar Abdullah Says Yasin Malik’s Case Should Be Left to Judiciary, Urges PM for Flood Relief Package

September 21, 2025 by NOK Desk

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said JKLF chairman Yasin Malik’s case should not be politicised but left to the judiciary to decide, and asserted that the separatist leader has been a “votary of dialogue” since giving up arms. His remarks came a day after PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said she has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take a humanitarian view of the case against Malik as he had renounced violence and chosen the path of political engagement.

Malik, who is serving a life sentence in a terror funding case, was arrested in February 2019 and is facing several cases, including those related to the kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed and the attack on IAF personnel at Rawalpora in 1990.

“There is no need for politics. Whatever the political ideology, I only know that, however he started, he gave up arms and took the path of peace. He tried to resolve the issues through dialogue and was always in support of the dialogue,” Abdullah told reporters here when asked about Malik’s case. The CM said the court decisions should be left to the courts.

“It is not a good thing to put political pressure on the courts. I will only say this much; let us see what happens,” he added. To a question about his expectations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir to assess the situation in the aftermath of the recent floods, Abdullah expressed the hope that a good package will be provided to the Union Territory to compensate the affected people.

“The PM is coming, and obviously we will apprise him of the situation and the losses suffered by the people and hope he will provide a good package for the people of J-K,” the CM said.

Abdullah said the floods caused huge devastation in J&K. “Lives were lost, especially in the two yatras in Kishtwar and Katra. There has been a huge loss of property as well; 330 bridges were washed away, 1500 km of road were damaged, and several government buildings were damaged. “Land and crops also suffered damage, and our horticulture, our fruits, also suffered losses. We hope that an assessment will be done and a package will be given so that we will provide compensation to the people,” he added. Asked about the opposition targeting his government, the CM said it is the job of the opposition to criticise.

“What is the job of the opposition? It is to oppose. They are called ‘a party in opposition’, what does it mean? That they will oppose. Whatever you do, they will find something to criticise in that,” he said. Abdullah said the criticism by the opposition will not affect his work for the people.

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Delhi High Court Gives Yasin Malik Four Weeks to Reply to NIA Death Penalty Plea in Terror Funding Case

August 11, 2025 by NOK Desk

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to respond to the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) appeal seeking to enhance his life sentence to the death penalty in a 2017 terror funding case.

A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Shalinder Kaur granted Malik four weeks to file his reply and scheduled the next hearing for November 10.

During proceedings, NIA’s special counsel, Advocate Akshai Malik, cited a previous court order dated August 9, 2024, in which Yasin Malik had stated his intention to represent himself. That order also mandated his appearance via video conferencing due to security concerns. However, Malik failed to appear virtually at the latest hearing, prompting the bench to reiterate its directive for his online presence at the next session.

In 2022, Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The trial court ruled that the case did not meet the Supreme Court’s “rarest of rare” threshold for capital punishment. Malik’s claim of leading a non-violent, Gandhian-style movement was also rejected.

The NIA’s case, filed in 2017, accused Malik and others of conspiring with Pakistan-based terrorist groups to foment unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. In March 2022, charges were framed against Malik and several co-accused, including Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, Rashid Engineer, Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, Shahid-ul-Islam, Altaf Ahmad Shah (alias Fantoosh), Nayeem Khan and Farooq Ahmad Dar (alias Bitta Karate)
Three individuals, Kamran Yusuf, Javed Ahmad Bhatt, and Syeda Aasiya Firdous Andrabi, were discharged from the case.

In a related development, a UAPA Tribunal led by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna of the Delhi High Court recently upheld the Union Home Ministry’s decision to extend the ban on the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) for another five years. Originally imposed in 2019, the ban was renewed on March 15, 2024. The tribunal emphasised that “no tolerance” should be shown toward organisations that openly advocate secessionism.

The tribunal’s findings challenged Malik’s assertion that he abandoned armed resistance in 1994. Evidence presented included his alleged visits to terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and his involvement in mobilising illegal funds for violent activities and protests in the Kashmir Valley.

The NIA’s 2018 charge sheet also outlined a leadership hierarchy within the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), identifying SAS Geelani, Malik, and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq as key figures under the “Joint Resistance Leadership” banner.(ANI)

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Supreme Court Allows Yasin Malik to Cross-Examine Witnesses via Video from Tihar Jail

April 5, 2025April 4, 2025 by NOK Desk

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered separatist leader Yasin Malik to cross-examine prosecution witnesses in cases against him by videoconferencing from Tihar jail to a special court in Jammu.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan declined physical production of Malik before a Jammu court for the trial of the cases related to the assassination of four Indian Air Force officials and the kidnapping of Rubayya Sayid in 1989.

The top court noted that in December 2025, the central government passed an order under Section 303 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act restricting the movement of Malik from Delhi for one year.

The bench, in its order, noted that, according to the reports of the Registrar General of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court and the Tihar Jail Superintendent, both the trial court and Tihar Jail here have video-conferencing facilities.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that there were security concerns regarding the physical production of Malik.

The apex court was hearing a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the transfer of the trials against Malik and others in the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases from Jammu to New Delhi.

During the hearing, Malik, who is lodged in Tihar jail, appeared before the bench through video-conferencing and said that he was not a terrorist and was only a political leader.

To this, Justice Oka replied that apex court was not deciding the merits of the case and was only on the issue whether he should be allowed to cross-examine witnesses through video-conferencing.

“We are not deciding the issue whether you are a terrorist or a political leader. The only issue is whether you should be permitted to cross-examine the witnesses by video conference,” said the bench.

Earlier, the apex court had directed the Registrar General of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court to ensure proper video-conferencing facilities at a special court in Jammu where Malik’s trial will take place.

CBI had also challenged the order of Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu (TADA/POTA) passed on September 20 and September 21, 2024 issuing a production warrant against Malik in two different cases.

A Jammu court had sought Malik’s physical appearance for cross-examination of witnesses in relation to the killing of four IAF personnel and abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, in 1989.

The apex court had stayed the order of Jammu court in April 2023.

It had earlier suggested exploring the idea of setting up a makeshift courtroom in jail to conduct the trials against terror convict Malik in two cases and remarked that Ajmal Kasab was also given an opportunity for a fair trial.

The Jammu court has been hearing the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases involving jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others.

He has been lodged in Tihar jail after he was sentenced by a special NIA court in May 2023 in a terror-funding case. (ANI)

Supreme Court Adjourns CBI’s Plea on Yasin Malik’s Trial Transfer to Delhi Till April 4

March 7, 2025 by NOK Desk

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing adjourned for for April 4, of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea, seeking to transfer the trial against separatist leader Yasin Malik and other co-accused in two cases from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi.

Yasin Malik, lodged in Tihar Jail, was present before the Supreme Court through video-conferencing.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the hearing after the CBI sought adjournment as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was not available.

During the hearing, Malik appeared before the bench through videoconferencing and requested that the court postpone the matter until after Ramzan, which the apex court agreed to.

The bench said Malik was to remain present before it through video-conferencing on April 4.
The top court, on the last date of hearing, had directed Malik to appear before it via videoconferencing on March 7, the last day of the hearing.

Earlier, the apex court had directed the Registrar General of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court to ensure proper videoconferencing facilities at a special court in Jammu where Malik’s trial will take place.

It had also directed the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court to ensure proper video conferencing facilities at Tihar jail, where Malik is lodged in connection with another case.

The apex court was hearing a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the transfer of the trials in the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases from Jammu to New Delhi.

CBI also challenged the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu (TADA/POTA), passed on September 20 and September 21, issuing a production warrant against Malik in two different cases.

A Jammu Court had sought Malik’s physical appearance for the cross-examination of witnesses in relation to the killing of four IAF personnel and the abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, in 1989.

The apex court had stayed the order of the Jammu court in April 2023.

Last December 18, the apex court gave the six accused two weeks’ time to respond to the CBI’s plea to transfer the trials of the cases. The apex court had said that all the accused had to be heard if the trial was to be transferred.

It had earlier suggested setting up a makeshift courtroom in jail to conduct trials against terror convict Malik in two cases and remarked that Ajmal Kasab was also given an opportunity for a fair trial.

The Jammu court has been hearing the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases involving jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others.

He has been lodged in Tihar jail after a special NIA court sentenced him in May 2023 in a terror-funding case. (ANI)

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Supreme Court Of India Suggests Setting up Courtroom in Jail for Yasin Malik

November 21, 2024 by NOK Desk

The Supreme Court suggested on Thursday to explore setting up a makeshift courtroom in jail for conducting a trial against terror convict, Yasin Malik in two cases related to abduction and murder.

The court also remarked that Ajmal Kasab was given an opportunity for fair trial.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih suggested that a courtroom could be set up at the jail to conduct cross-examination of the witnesses in the case and said that a fair trial was given even to Ajmal Kasab in the country.

The top court also sought to know how many witnesses were in the case and the need for security arrangements for those witnesses.

The court observation came when it was hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea against the Jammu court’s order calling for Malik’s physical presence in trial proceedings.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the central agency does not wish to take Malik, who is at present at Tihar Jail in Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir due to security reasons. He also presented a photograph where Malik was seen sharing dias with Hafiz Saeed and said he is not an ordinary criminal.

The top court permitted the CBI to implead all the accused in the case as respondents in the petition and posted the matter for hearing next week.

CBI has filed an appeal against the order of Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu(TADA/POTA) dated September 20 and September 21 issuing a production warrant against him in two different cases.

Jammu Court has sought Malik’s physical appearance for cross-examination of witnesses in relation to the killing of four IAF personnel and abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed in 1989. However, the top court in the last hearing stayed Jammu’s court order.

Earlier Solicitor General Tushar Mehta expressed his concern over Yasin Malik’s presence in the Supreme Court and wrote a letter to the Home Secretary stating that Yasin Malik’s presence in the Supreme Court was a serious security lapse raising apprehension that he could have escaped, forcibly taken away or could have been killed.

In the letter, it was mentioned an order passed by the Ministry of Home Affairs about Yasin Malik under section 268 Criminal Code of Procedure which prevents the jail authorities from bringing the said convict out of the jail premises for security reasons. (ANI)

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