NIA Court in Delhi awards life imprisonment to JKLF Chief Yasin Malik in terror funding case

A Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to JKLF chief Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. He had earlier pleaded guilty, to all the charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

The NIA had sought death penalty before the Delhi court for Malik. The Investigative agency told Special Judge Praveen Singh in in-chamber proceedings that Malik was responsible for the Kashmiri Pandits’ exodus.

The amicus curiae appointed by the court to assist Malik had sought minimum punishment, life imprisonment in the matter.
The judge, however, said that since he has already been convicted, there was no point in arguing on the facts of the case and that he was already given the opportunity.