Ex-Kashmir bar prez charged under UAPA
JAMMU: A special NIA court has formally framed charges under UAPA against Mian Abdul Qayoom, former president of the Kashmir wing of High Court Bar Association, in connection with the murder of advocate Babar Qadri.
"The charges pertain to terrorist act and conspiracy to commit terrorist act," a spokesperson said. "Babar Qadri, a promising young lawyer known for his vocal criticism of the misuse of the Kashmir Bar Association platform, was murdered on Sept 24, 2020, at his residence in Zahidpora, Hawal, Srinagar," the spokesperson said.
Qayoom was arrested on June 25, 2024, as the principal conspirator behind Qadri's killing, allegedly by terrorists of The Resistance Front, a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the spokesperson said.
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