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Shabir Shah Bail Plea Rejected: Protected Witnesses, Public Order and the Court’s Reasoning

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1996 Srinagar Violence Case: Why Shabir Shah Was Denied Bail

Shabir Shah Bail Rejected: Why NIA Court Refused Relief in 1996 Srinagar Violence Case By: News Desk | 07 October 2026 Jammu: A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Jammu has rejected the bail application of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a nearly three-decade-old case arising from violence during a funeral procession in Srinagar, holding that his release at this stage could prejudice the trial and affect the confidence and security of protected witnesses. Special Judge Prem Sagar dismissed Shah’s plea after considering the prosecution’s allegation that he…

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Resistance leadership under NAI Raids

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The National Investogation Agency (NIA) Tuesday carried out searches on separatists in Kashmir valley, including Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, in a funding case, officials said. The NIA sleuths accompanied by local police and CRPF personnel carried out searches at nearly nine places across the valley, which included the house of Nayeem Geelani, son of Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, they said. Besides these, the houses of JKLF leader Yaseen Malik, Shabir Shah, Ashraf Sehrai and Zaffar Bhat were also raided. Shah, who is head of Jammu…

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Security cover of five resistance leaders snatched

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None of the anti-India leaders whose personal security was withdrawn by the government on Sunday, had ever asked for security, they and their spokespersons said.All these five leaders — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi and Shabir Ahmad Shah — said that the security was provided by the state government without consulting them.“It is always the decision of the government to keep or remove personnel but has never been an issue for us,” read the statement issued by the Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat (M). “With or without these…

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Shabir Shah, Nayeem Khan, Agha Hassan join Geelani-led Hurriyat

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In a major development, three top separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday joined Hurriyat Conference led by octogenarian leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Sources told that Freedom party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Anjuman-e-Shar-e-Shian president Agha Syed Hassan reached the Hyderpora residence of Geelani early today to join the amalgam. The leaders will address a joint press conference at noon today, they said. Shah and Khan, it needs to be mentioned, had launched Hurriyat JK last year after differences with Hurriyat (M) chairman…

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