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Eight Persons Charged With Terrorism For Selling Pakistan MBBS Seats In J&K

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Srinagar: NIA (National Investigation agency, India’s Counter Terrorist Task force) Court on Tuesday framed terrorism charges against eight persons accused for selling Pakistan MBBS seats to the residents of J&K at high prices including prominent Hurriyat member Akbar Bhat alias Zaffar Akbar Bhat.

Besides Bhat, NIA court Judge, Manjeet Singh Manhas framed charges against Fatima Shah, wife of Nisar Ahmad Shah of Palhalan Pattan, north Kashmir who now resides in Nundreshi Colony Bemina, Srinagar.

Altaf Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Jabar Bhat who presently lives in Pakistan.

Qazi Yasir (aka Mirwaiz of south Kashmir) son of Late Nisar Ahmad Qazi and a resident of Qazi Mohalla in South Kashmir’s Anantnag,

Mohammad Abdullah Shah, son of Ghulam Ahmad Shah of Kulpora Salkoot Kupwara, North Kashmir.

Sabzar Ahmad Sheikh, son of Bashir Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Shangus in South Kashmir’s Anantnag.

Manzoor Ahmad Shah, son of Ghulam Ahmad Shah, resident of Kulpora Salkote in North Kashmir’s Kupwara and presently living in Pakistan.

Mohammad Iqbal Mir, son of Ghulam Rasool Mir of Cheeni Chowk near Khwaja Mir Ali School Anantnag of Mahaz Azadi front.

All of these people have been booked under section 13, 17, 18, 40 UA(P) Act with 420 IPC in police station CIK (Counter Intelligence Kashmir)/SIA.

The case termed them as “unscrupulous” persons who were hand in glove with some educational consultancies for arranging admission to J&K residents in MBBS and other professional courses in various Colleges, Institutions and Universities in Pakistan.

“Huge amount of money was received in lien of such admission from the parents of the students, and the money so earned was ploughed into supporting militancy in J&K,” said the SIA.

“During the course of investigation, searches in the houses of accused persons and at the other places was undertaken by sleuths of SIA after obtaining search warrants from the associated Court.”

“Cogent evidence surfaced during investigation that the money so received was passed on to militants, stone pelters and OGW(s) for unlawful and (militant) activities,” the SIA said in a statement.  

“During the course of investigation statement of witnesses were recorded and on the basis of other evidence collected it surfaced that the admissions in MBBS and other professional courses in Pakistan was in preferentially given to those students who were close family member/relative of killed (militants) on the recommendations of members of Hurriyat and received by their counterparts in Pakistan.”

“It was on the recommendations of Hurriyat that authorities in Pakistan provided admission in the professional colleges to the next of kins (NOK’s) of killed (militants) as a compensation to boost morale and keep the pot of (militancy)  boiling in valley and infuse new spirit into the (militant) fold,” the SIA said.

“On the motivation of accused persons the parents / students often used to get trapped,” the SIA said, adding, “The accused persons in conspiracy with Hurriyat leaders based in Pakistan and Kashmir were demanding huge amount of money from parents for getting their children admitted in different technical courses especially MBBS in Pakistan.”

During investigation, the SIA said, it came to fore that the accumulated money was ploughed into militancy and to create law and other problems by disturbing peace, damaging public property, striking terror among the common masses and creating potential threat to the sovereignty of India.

“Recently government of India /MCI have issued notifications that professional Degrees such as, MBBS and other technical courses obtained from Pakistan will not be recognized in India.”

(GNS)