 Early Times Report
Jammu, May 23: Justice Sanjay Dhar of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld the detention under PSA of Shaista Maqbol who is close associate of LET. While dismissing the petition, the Court observed that have a look at the grounds of detention, it is mentioned that the detenue was in close contact with terrorist, namely, Musaib Lakhvi who remained active during the year 2016 to 2018 in Hajin area and carried multiple terrorist activities in the said area.
It is also recorded in the grounds of detention that the detenue was having love relationship with a terrorist, namely, Musaib Lakhvi who is nephew of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a Pakistani terrorist and co-founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist organisation, a perpetuator of 2008 Mumbai attacks and a designated global terrorist. It is further stated in the grounds of detention that the petitioner has developed contacts with various local and foreign terrorists who are at present operating in the UT of J&K and has been given pseudo names like Choti, Behan etc. by the terrorists. The grounds of detention go on to allege that the petitioner has established contacts with PAK based handlers, namely, Abu Zehran and Abu Hans and is providing information relating to movement of political leaders and other protected persons to these handlers through various social media encrypted applications. From the above, it is clear that there are allegations that the petitioner is still involved in anti-national activities and is in touch with PAK based handlers, whose names have been clearly mentioned in the grounds of detention. Thus, it cannot be stated that the impugned detention order has been passed on the basis of past and stale incidents. There is a clear live and proximate link between the activities of the petitioner and the imperative need to detain her under the provisions of the J&K Public Safety Act. JNF |
