JK News Today/Agencies
New Delhi, 18, April 2026: NIA arrested Kashmiri Separatist leader Shabir Shah in a 1996 case of Jammu and Kashmir. He was produced before the Patiala House Court on Friday evening. Patiala House Court granted 3 days transit remand to the NIA. He will be produced before a court in J&K on Monday. This case pertains to an FIR lodged in the Shergarhi Police Station of Shrinagar on July 17, 1996. It was alleged that during a death procession of slain terrorists, there was sloganeering after which the mob turned violent, and some terrorists opened fire, injuring security personnel. He was granted bail by the Supreme Court in another NIA case on March 12, 2026. He was granted bail in the money laundering case on March 28, 2026. Shabir Shah has undergone 39 years of house arrest, custody, etc.
