TADA Court Frees Accused in 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed Kidnapping: Why CBI’s Arrest of Shafat Ahmad Shangloo Fell Through By: Javid Amin | 02 November 2025 A Surprise Turn in a 36-Year-Old Case On 2 December 2025, a special TADA court in Jammu delivered a verdict that sent shockwaves through ongoing investigations into one of Kashmir’s most infamous episodes — the 1989 abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of then-Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The court rejected the custodial remand request of Shafat Ahmad Shangloo, arrested just a day earlier, citing…
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