Rubaiya Sayeed, sister of former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, presented herself before a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court in Jammu for a cross-examination. Accused JKLF chief Yasin Malik is likely to cross-examine Ms. Sayeed on October 20.
Ms. Sayeed, also daughter of Union Home Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed in the 1990s, was kidnapped by the militants of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on the evening of December 8 and held hostage till December 13, 1989.
“Her [Ms. Sayeed] cross-examination was done along with the rest of the accused,” said CBI lawyer Monika Kohli.