In a massive development, banned organisation Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik on Wednesday was given life imprisonment in the case pertaining to terror funding registered by the NIA in 2017. Yasin Malik was convicted on May 19 after he pleaded guilty to all the charges leveled against him by the NIA in front of the special court. Yasin Malik's name has also been popped up among the people responsible for the genocide of the Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. Now, The Kashmir Files director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri lauded Yasin Malik life imprisonment verdict.
The Kashmir Files Director Vivek Agnihotri took to his Twitter handle and expressed his jubilation moments after the Special NIA Court sentenced the Kashmiri separatist and chief of the banned Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) to Rigorous Life Imprisonment with Fine of 10,75,000. Expressing his jubilation, Vivek Agnihotri wrote, "GREAT JUDGEMENT. This is a moment of HEALING for all Kashmiri Hindus. A major milestone in our campaign for #RightOfJustice जिस दिन का वादा था वो आज आ ही गया… हम देखेंगे। #YasinMalik (SIC)"
Vivek Agnihotri Yasin Malik Life Imprisonment tweet
Notably, Agnihotri earlier had shared the clip of the Kashmir Files in which a terrorist responsible for the genocide of the Kashmiri Pandits was comparing himself to 'Modern Gandhi' The clip was shared by Agnihotri in the backdrop of Yasin Malik's statement of comparing himself to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in the court.
Yasin Malik Sentencing
As per reports, Special judge Praveen Singh charged him of offenses punishable under Section 120 B IPC (10+ 6 years imprisonment, Rs 10,000 fine), 121 IPC (Life Imprisonment + 6 years, Rs 10,000 fine), 121A IPC (10+6 years imprisonment + Rs 10,000 fine), 13 UAPA r/w 120B IPC (5+3 years imprisonment, RS 5,000 fine), 15 UAPA r/w 120B IPC (10+6 years imprisonment+ Rs 10,000 fine), 17 UAPA (Life imprisonment+ 2.5 years, 10 lakh fine), 18 UAPA (10+6 years imprisonment, Rs 10,000 fine), 20 UAPA 10+6 years imprisonment, Rs 10,000 fine), 38 UAPA (5+ 3 years imprisonment, Rs 5,0000 fine), 39 UAPA ( (5+ 3 years imprisonment, Rs Rs 5,000 fine).
Those still unaware about Yasin Malik's heinous crimes, the NIA had highlighted that JLF Chief had formed the Joint Resistance Leadership along with Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq in 2016 to support the cause of J&K's secession from India. It alleged that the secessionists were mobilizing from all possible sources including the Hawala network to fuel unrest and support the terrorist activities in J&K. Maintaining that Malik had played a key role in orchestrating protests, it cited his Facebook chat to show that stone-pelting incidents were a part of a well-planned conspiracy.