Ex-Kashmir Bar body chief's assets attached in UAPA case
Srinagar, Nov. 13 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday ordered attachment of property of former president of Kashmir high court Bar association Mian Qayoom under UAPA over allegations of furtherance of terror activities. Police said that the action was ordered by J&K director general of police Nalin Prabhat in the case filed against Qayoom in 2009 in police station Shaheed Gunj after his participation in a seminar on the death anniversary of Pakistan founder Ali Mohammad Jinnah.
The 80-year-old Qayoom is currently in jail in connection with the murder case of his critic Advocate Babar Qadri, who was killed by gunmen in September 2020. The DGP stated that the 2009 seminar was organised by separatist leaders led by Feroz Ahmad Khan vice chairman Muslim Legacy at Hotel Jahangir Srinagar, in which, among others, the participants included Aasia Andrabi, Shabir Ahmad Najar (district president Muslim League), Mian Abdul Qayoom (then president Bar Association).
"(They) delivered Anti India speeches and raised anti national slogans. They stressed that the future of Kashmir depends upon Pakistan and there should be Islamic law in J&K. Whereas, a case has been registered with PS Shaheed Gunj u/s 120, 120-B, 121,153-A RPC and 13 UAPA," the order said.
Praphat said that the evidence collected by the investigating officer has prima facie established that the accused Mian Abdul Qayoom, a resident of Bulbul Bagh, Barzulla, Srinagar has used his residential premises consisting of 2 storeyed house along-with land measuring 2 Kanals, 1 Marla and 90 sqt, for concealing incriminatory material and for furtherance of terrorist activities. htc...
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