Yasin Malik's supporters clash with police in Srinagar ahead of verdict in terror case
India Today
Clashes break out in Srinagar ahead of separatist leader Yasin Malik's sentencing in terror funding cases.
Clashes broke out between supporters of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik and Jammu and Kashmir Police in Maisuma area of Srinagar on Wednesday, May 25. The police fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesters ahead of Malik's sentencing.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought death penalty for Malik. The minimum sentence he can get is life imprisonment and the maximum sentence is the death penalty.
A Delhi court will pronounce its verdict on the quantum of punishment in the case shortly. Ahead of the vedict, internet services have been suspended in Maisuma and downtown areas of Srinagar.
Earlier this month, Yasin Malik had pleaded guilty of all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in the terror funding case. Malik reportedly told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him, including section 16 (terrorist act) and section 17 (raising funds for terrorist acts).
Malik was also charged with Section 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act), and 20 (being member of terrorist gang or organisation) of the UAPA and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124-A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code.
On May 19, special judge Praveen Singh convicted him and directed y (NIA) authorities to assess his financial situation to determine the amount of fine to be imposed.
Prime Minister Modi has been constantly in touch with several leaders of the Middle East countries and other world leaders discussing the ongoing conflict as the military hostilities between the US – Israel and Iran get more intense every day.
Baksa district judge Sharmila Bhuyan has been appointed to preside over the fast-track court, to conduct day-to-day trial proceedings in Zubeen Garg's death.
Hospital Superintendent Deepika Singhal said that before police involvement, a resolution was reached between the driver, the affected woman, and her family, resulting in no further action.
Police said the murder was planned after Darbar discovered that his wife Dharmiba was having an affair with Bhanabhai Majirana, who also lived in the same village.
Analysis by India Today's OSINT team shows that at least 24 to 29 LPG tankers, carrying volumes similar to Shivalik, are still required to meet monthly demand. Yet, in the last two weeks of the West Asia conflict, only two such vessels have arrived.
A growing rift inside Congress over the West Asia conflict reveals sharp differences on India's foreign policy, with senior leaders backing the government even as the party leadership questions New Delhi's moral and strategic stance.
A sudden raid in Uttar Pradesh uncovers a startling gap between official LPG stock and ground reality, raising questions over supply, black marketing and the real reason behind long queues outside gas agencies.
The Supreme Court said the snake venom case against YouTuber Elvish Yadav cannot be sustained in law as the complaint under the Wildlife (Protection) Act was not filed by an authorised person.
A total of 1,013 LPG cylinders have been confiscated so far during 214 raids carried out to prevent illegal use of domestic cooking gas for commercial purposes. Raipur alone accounted for 392 seized cylinders.
After a violent farmhouse attack in Gujarat where police initially fled, authorities arrested 18 accused and publicly paraded them, triggering debate over law enforcement methods and accountability.
Backing the Modi government for its strategic silence on the Middle East conflict, Tharoor argued against "moral grandstanding". He said restraint protects national interests and keeps channels of communication open.
A BJP felicitation event in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj turned chaotic when a woman stormed the venue, accusing a party functionary of cheating her of lakhs. What followed shocked those present.