J&K Police attach property of former Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom under UAPA
Srinagar, Nov 12 (KINS): Jammu and Kashmir Police has ordered the attachment of a two-storey residential house and adjoining land belonging to Mian Abdul Qayoom, former President of the Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association, under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
According to an order issued by the Police Headquarters, the action relates to FIR No. 157/2009 registered at Police Station Shaheed Gunj under sections 120, 120-B, 121, and 153-A of the RPC, and Sections 13, 38, and 39 of the UAPA.
The case stems from an incident on December 31, 2009, when a seminar was held at Hotel Jahangir, Srinagar, on the death anniversary of late Ali Mohammad Jinnah. The event, reportedly organised by separatist leaders including Feroz Ahmad Khan of the Muslim League, featured speeches by Aasia Andrabi, Shabir Ahmad Najar, and Mian Abdul Qayoom.
Police stated that the speeches delivered at the event were anti-India in nature, advocating the secession of Jammu and Kashmir and calling for the implementation of Islamic law. Witness statements recorded during the investigation confirmed that participants raised inflammatory slogans and instigated the audience against the integrity of India.
Subsequent searches at Qayoom’s residence in Barzulla, Srinagar, conducted under court orders, led to the recovery of incriminating material. Items seized included banned literature, a blank letterhead of the proscribed outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, seal impressions of the organisation in English and Urdu, and a letter purportedly from Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin addressed to then U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Based on the evidence gathered, investigators concluded that the accused had used his residential premises—comprising a two-storey house and 2 kanals, 1 marla, and 90 square feet of land—for concealing incriminating material and facilitating terrorist activities. The property, registered under mutation No. 338 in Qayoom’s name, was deemed to fall under the definition of “proceeds of terrorism” as per Section 2(g) of the UAPA.
Exercising powers conferred under Section 25 of the Act, the Director General of Police, J&K, approved the attachment of the property located at Bulbul Bagh, Barzulla, Srinagar.(KINS)
