A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has framed charges against a Hurriyat leader and seven others in the case of selling seats of professional courses in Pakistani colleges to locals for money, which was then allegedly used for unlawful and terrorist activities.
A special judge, designated under the NIA Act, Manjeet Singh Manhas has framed charges against accused Mohammad Akbar Bhat alias Zaffar Akbar Bhat, a Hurriyat leader who is the chairman of the Salvation Movement, and seven others for committing offences under Sections 13, 17, 18, 40 of the UAPA and under Section 420 of the IPC in a case filed by the Counter Insurgency Kashmir (CIK) and State Investigation Agency (SIA) in Srinagar on July 27, 2020.