NIA Court Convicts Kashmiri Separatist Aasiya Andrabi, Two Aides in Terror Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in New Delhi on Wednesday convicted Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi and two of her associates, Sofi Fehmida and Nahida Nasreen, in a terror case registered by the agency.

 

 

Andrabi is the chief of the women's separatist outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat and she was arrested in 2018.

 

 

The NIA charged her with trying to wage war against India, spreading hatred between communities, and planning terrorist activities under the UAPA law.

 

 

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh convicted Andrabi and the co-accused. The court will hear arguments on sentencing on January 17.

 

 

Dukhtaran-e-Millat is allegedly part of the separatist organisation 'All Parties Hurriyat Conference' in the Kashmir valley, and the Government of India has declared it as a "banned terrorist organisation".

 

 

DEM, a banned outfit under the First Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, was allegedly involved in anti-India activities by inciting the general populace of Kashmir for an armed rebellion against the Government of India with assistance from various terrorist organisations based in Pakistan.

 

 

According to the NIA chargesheet, Asiya and two other accused were allegedly using various media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and TV channels, including channels in Pakistan, to spread "insurrectionary imputations and hateful messages and speeches against India.

(With inputs from agencies)