Separatist Shabir Shah produced before NIA Court in Jammu; remand extended by 10 days

Jammu: A special NIA court on Monday extended the remand of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah by 10 more days in connection with a three-decade-old terror case, officials said.Shah was produced before the court on the expiry of his previous 10-day remand. He has moved a bail application which is likely to be taken up on the next date of hearing, they said.During the proceedings, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought further custody of Shah for more questioning. The court, after hearing the submissions, granted the agency an additional 10 days of remand.

Shah was arrested by the Srinagar branch of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 17 in Delhi in the 1996 case involving a terrorist attack on policemen during a militant’s funeral. The Patiala House Court allowed his transit remand and subsequently he was produced before the NIA court in Jammu the next day.The separatist leader was recently released on bail after nearly seven years of imprisonment in other cases.