Srinagar, Nov 12 (KNO): Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday ordered the attachment of the immovable property of former president of High Court Bar Association (HCBA), Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, in Srinagar in connection with a 2009 case related to an anti-India seminar.
In a post on X, Jammu and Kashmir Police, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said: “Nalin Prabhat, DGP, orders the attachment of the property of Pakistani agent and terrorist, Mian Qayoom.”
Authorities have ordered the attachment of a double-storeyed residential house belonging to Mian Qayoom at Bulbul Bagh, Barzulla in Srinagar under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
According to the order issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters, the property comprising 2 kanals, 1 marla, and 90 square feet of land, registered under mutation No. 338 in the name of Mian Abdul Qayoom, has been attached in connection with FIR No. 157/2009 under Sections 120, 120-B, 121, 153-A RPC and Sections 13, 38, 39 of UAPA at Police Station Shaheed Gunj, Srinagar.
As per official documents accessed by KNO the investigation revealed that on December 31, 2009, PS Shaheed Gunj received information that a seminar was organized at Hotel Jehangir, Srinagar, on the death anniversary of Late Ali Mohammad Jinnah by separatist leaders led by Feroz Ahmad Khan, vice-chairman of the Muslim League.
The seminar, as per police, was attended by Aasia Andrabi, Shabir Ahmad Najar, and Mian Abdul Qayoom, among others, where anti-India speeches were allegedly delivered and slogans raised calling for secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India and establishment of Islamic law in the region.
During subsequent investigation, police said incriminating material was recovered from the residence of Mian Abdul Qayoom, including banned literature, a blank letterhead of Hizbul Mujahideen with seal impression, a press note of Hizbul Mujahideen, and a letter from Syed Salahuddin to former US President Bill Clinton, among other materials.
Based on the collected evidence, authorities said the property falls within the ambit of “proceeds of terrorism” under Section 2(g) of the UAPA, and its attachment was approved under Section 25 of the Act.
The order, signed by DG Police Nalin Prabhat, has been sent to SDPO Shaheed Gunj for implementation, with copies marked to ADG CID, IG Kashmir Zone, SSP Srinagar, and AIG CT/INT for necessary action.
Pertinently, Mian Qayoom was arrested in 2020 in connection with a murder case of Advocate Babar Qadri. He was shot dead by assailants, who disguised as clients on September 24, 2020, at his residence at Zahidpora in Srinagar—(KNO)