The Delhi High Court has listed April 22, 2026, to hear the National Investigation Agency’s appeal seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik. The court granted four weeks to the NIA to file its response, observing that there was “no urgency” as Malik is already serving a life sentence.
Yasin Malik, a separatist leader, testified in a UAPA tribunal that he has forsaken armed conflict for non-violence, adopting a “Gandhian way” since 1994 to achieve a “united, independent Kashmir.” Despite his claims, the tribunal declared his organization, JKLF-Y, unlawful due to ongoing connections with terrorism, as Malik serves life imprisonment.
