New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik has made a startling claim before the Delhi High Court, alleging that his controversial 2006 meeting with Pakistan-based terrorist Hafiz Saeed was arranged at the request of India's Intelligence Bureau (IB).

In detailed written submissions filed in response to the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) plea seeking the death penalty for him in a terror funding case, Yasin said that successive Indian governments - from VP Singh to Manmohan Singh - had actively engaged him to promote dialogue and peace in the region, according to a Bar and Bench report.

The submissions from Yasin Malik were filed in a sealed cover, though there were no specific directions from th...