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A peculiar Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) tribunal connected Tuesday (December 2, 2025) rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea for judicial custody of Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, who was arrested connected Monday connected the charges of being progressive successful the 1989 kidnapping of erstwhile Union Home Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s daughter.
“The tribunal heard the CBI plea, wherever helium was arrested arsenic an accused. However, nary grounds was provided successful the chargesheet against the accused. The tribunal decided against granting his judicial custody,” Mr. Shangloo’s lawyer said successful Jammu.
Mr. Shangloo termed the tribunal determination arsenic the “victory of truth”, saying, “The tribunal has done justice. I person been acceptable free.”
Cold case
The CBI, which arrested Mr. Shangloo from Srinagar connected Monday, said helium was an absconder wanted successful the 35-year-old kidnapping lawsuit of Rubaiya Sayeed, who was a 23-year aged aesculapian intern and girl of the then-Home Minister.
“The accused conspired with Yasin Malik (chairman of J&K Liberation Front) and others successful committing a transgression nether assorted sections of the Ranbir Penal Code and Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) Act during the twelvemonth 1989,” the CBI had said, successful a statement, adding that the absconder carried a reward of ₹10 lakh connected his head.
The 1989 kidnapping case, which was successful acold retention for astir 3 decades, was re-opened successful January 2021 erstwhile a TADA tribunal ordered the framing of charges against the JKLF main and 9 others.
Ms. Sayeed was kidnapped connected the evening of December 8, 1989, and held hostage till December 13 that year. She was released successful speech for 5 known militants of the JKLF, including Hamid Sheikh, Altaf Ahmed Bhat, Noor Mohammadd Kalwal, Javed Ahmed Zarger, and Sher Khan.
