Srinagar, Aug 18: A special NIA court has framed charges under UAPA against former president of the Kashmir wing of the High Court Bar Association, Mian Abdul Qayoom, in connection with the assassination of advocate Babar Qadri in September 2020.
Qayoom an executive member of separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference, was arrested on June 25, 2024, as the principal conspirator behind Qadri’s killing.
He was taken into custody by the State Investigation Agency of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, which took over the case in July 2023, after collecting evidence against him.
It said the charges pertain to terrorism and conspiracy to commit a terrorist act.
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