A Delhi court recently directed framing of money laundering charges against Yasin Malik, the jailed head of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), along with six other accused.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), investigating the matter, says the case concerns funds routed from Pakistan through hawala channels.
Malik, co-accused Zahoor Ahmed Shah Watali, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Naval Kishore Kapoor, M/s Trison Farms and Constructions Pvt. Ltd. and Masarat Alam Bhat. The accused could not be brought physically before the court on Wednesday (September 30, 2026), when the charges were to be formally framed, due to security reasons. The court therefore asked the ED to have the charges signed by the accused in the jails where they are lodged.
Observing “prima facie strong suspicion”, Special Judge Prashant Sharma of Patiala House Court, on September 9, directed charges under Sections 3 (money laundering) and 4 (punishment for money laundering) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to be framed against Mr.
The ED’s case stems from a 2017 case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which had invoked several offences against the accused, including criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
