NIA attaches six properties in Kashmir Terrorist Infiltration case


In a major crackdown in the Kashmir terrorist infiltration case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached six immovable properties of a top militant of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit in J-K, said an official statement on Wednesday.

“The properties (land parcels) belonging to terrorist Asif Ahmed Malik are located in Mirpora, Pulwama. They have been attached under Section 33 (1) of the UA (P) Act, 1967, on the orders of NIA Special Court, Jammu,” the agency said in its statement.

It added that Malik was arrested on January 31, 2020, and arms, ammunitions and explosives were recovered from his possession. The NIA charge-sheeted him on July 27, 2020, under various sections of the IPC, the Explosive Substances Act, the UA(P) Act and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933.