STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Special Judge TADA Court Ashwani Sharma has issued bailable warrants issued against Rubaiya Sayeed in her kidnapping case, as she failed to appear in court.
Yasin Malik was present through virtual mode and all other accused were present physically in Court, in respect of a case pertaining to kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed in December 1989 in Kashmir. Earlier during trial, Rubaiya Sayeed had identified Malik as one of her kidnappers. Rubaiya Sayeed was supposed to be present in the court but she did not appear, after which bailable warrants were issued against her. The daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was again summoned to the court and the next date of hearing has been fixed as September 21.
CBI counsel Monika Kohli said that accused Yasin Malik has been clearly told that he can’t be allowed a physical appearance. During the course of hearing Yasin Malik said that he should be given physical hearing so that he can cross examine. The court said that it is not possible as there is already a High court order that all accused should attend court through virtual mode only. Pertinent to mention here that Malik has refused legal aid and was insisting for physical appearance.