Judicial Custody of Yasin Malik extended till 24th May , Mehbooba Mufti demands immediate release

Delhi court has extended the custody of JKLF chief YAsin Malik till 24th May for the case of funding separatists and terror groups in the region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal also sought a reply from the defence counsel on a plea of Tihar jail authorities seeking to produce Malik through video conference due to security concerns.

Malik has been sent to NIA custody by court. He was brought to the national capital after a court in Kashmir granted his transit remand to the National Investigation Agency.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has reserved its judgment on a CBI plea for reopening three-decade-old cases in which Malik was an accused.

Meanwhile, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti appealed to the Centre to immediately release Yasin Malik.

Yasin Malik should be released immediately as he is really unwell. Also, other members of Jamaat-e-Islami should be released. Sadhvi Pragya on whom there are several serious accusations has been set free, Mehboba Mufti said.

The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief is facing charges of kidnapping and murder for being allegedly involved in abducting Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of the then Union Home Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, in 1989, and killing of four Indian Air Force personnel in 1990.