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Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai declared proclaimed offender in UAPA case by Kashmir NIA court, asked to surrender in 30 days
SRINAGAR: Ghulam Nabi Fai, secretary general of Washington D.C.-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum, was declared a proclaimed offender (PO) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, by a NIA court in Kashmir on Thursday. The special judge of Budgam NIA court directed Kashmir-born Fai to surrender before J&K Police within 30 days. Earlier, police told the court that Fai, 77, a native of Wadwan in Budgam and now a US citizen, has failed to appear before it in the UAPA case even after warrants were issued against him. Police said he is wanted in a case registered in Budgam under UAPA sections 10, 13, and 39, which relate to membership of unlawful associations, involvement in unlawful activities, and support to a banned terrorist organisation, respectively. Police said Fai is 'concealing himself in the US', and has 'persistently evaded arrest, obstructing the legal process and avoiding accountability under the law'. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software Esseps Learn More Undo On July 19, 2011 the US Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested Fai, along with a Pakistani American, Zaheer Ahmad. They were charged with falsifying, concealing and covering up material facts as they lobbied with US govt without disclosing that they were being funded by Pakistan govt, including its spy agency ISI. On Dec 7, 2011, a statement by the US department of justice said Fai had 'pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the govt of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir'. The statement further said: 'Fai served as the director of the Kashmiri American Council (KAC), a non-governmental organisation in Washington, D.C., that held itself out to be run by Kashmiris, financed by Americans and dedicated to raising the level of knowledge in the United States about the struggle of the Kashmiri people for self-determination. But according to court documents, KAC was secretly funded by officials employed by the govt of Pakistan, including the ISI directorate.' In March 2012, a US court sentenced him to two years in prison for a 'conspiracy to defraud the US'. However, in Nov 2013 he was released by the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland, as the court reduced his sentence to 16 months.
The Hindu
01-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
U.S. based Kashmiri activist Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai declared ‘proclaimed offender'
Dr. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 76, a Washington-based Kashmiri activist who heads the World Kashmir Awareness Forum, was on Thursday (May 1, 2025) declared a 'proclaimed offender' by a court in central Kashmir's Budgam in a case filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A Special Judge of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Budgam, on the plea of the J&K Police, declared Mr. Fai as a proclaimed offender in a First Information Report (FIR) filed in 2020 at the Budgam Police Station under Sections 10, 13, and 39 of the UAPA. Mr. Fai has been given 30 days from the date of proclamation to surrender before the J&K Police. According to the J&K Police, Mr. Fai, a resident of Wadwan, Budgam, was 'presently concealing himself in the U.S.' According to police sources, Mr. Fai 'persistently evaded arrest and obstructed the legal process, avoided accountability under the law'. In light of his continued non-cooperation and deliberate attempts to conceal himself to evade arrest, the Budgam Police presented a plea before the court. Acting on this plea, the court declared Mr. Fai a proclaimed offender on April 30, police sources said. Mr. Fai has been a close associate of separatist leaders in Kashmir. Considered an affiliate of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Mr. Fai graduated from Aligarh Muslim University before shifting to the U.S. in 1977 for higher studies. Currently, Mr. Fai is a citizen of the U.S. He founded the Kashmiri American Council, which lobbied in the U.S. for separatist leaders in Kashmir. He is considered one of the few influential Kashmiris who remained active on backchannels, especially with the top leadership of Republicans and Democrats in the U.S.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Jammu & Kashmir: US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai declared proclaimed offender by NIA court
A US-based lobbyist, Ghulam Nabi Fai, has been declared a proclaimed offender by an NIA court in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Fai, accused in a UAPA case and residing in the US, has evaded arrest despite warrants. The court has directed him to surrender to the Jammu and Kashmir Police within 30 days. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads An NIA court in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday declared Ghulam Nabi Fai , a US-based lobbyist, a proclaimed offender . "Police in Budgam have successfully secured the declaration of Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai as a proclaimed offender through the Special Judge, NIA Court, Budgam," a police spokesperson a resident of Wadwan, Budgam, is presently in the US and is an accused in a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case."Despite the issuance of warrants, Fai persistently evaded arrest, obstructing the legal process and avoiding accountability under the law," the spokesman light of his continued non-cooperation and deliberate attempts to conceal himself to evade arrest, the police presented a plea before the court, the spokesperson on this plea, the court declared Fai a proclaimed offender on court has directed Fai to surrender before the Jammu and Kashmir Police within 30 days from the proclamation date.
Deccan Herald
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
J&K court declares US-based Kashmiri lobbyist Ghulam Nabi Fai a proclaimed offender
Fai, 76, who hails from Wadwan in Budgam, currently heads the Washington-based Kashmiri American Council (KAC), which Indian authorities believe is backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
United News of India
01-05-2025
- United News of India
US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai declared proclaimed offender in UAPA case
Srinagar, May 1 ( UNI) Kashmir-born and US based Ghulam Nabi Fai has been declared a proclaimed offender in Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by Special Judge, NIA Court, Budgam. Police said Fai, a resident of Wadwan, Budgam, currently concealing himself in the United States of America, is involved in FIR No. 46 of 2020 registered at police station Budgam under Sections 10, 13, and 39 of the UAPA. "Despite the issuance of warrants, Dr. Fai persistently evaded arrest, obstructing the legal process and avoiding accountability under the law. In light of his continued non-cooperation and deliberate attempts to conceal himself to evade arrest, Budgam Police presented a plea before the Court. Acting on this plea, the court declared Dr. Fai a proclaimed offender on April 30, 2025," Police said. The court has directed Fai to surrender before the Jammu and Kashmir Police within 30 days from the date of proclamation. The police reaffirmed its commitment to pursue criminal cases against individuals evading justice and arrest, whether within India or abroad, ensuring due legal process and judicial determination through proper trial. UNI MJR PRS
