Delhi Court Orders Release of Kashmiri Separatist Shabbir Shah in One Case

New Delhi, Aug 27: A Delhi court has ordered the release of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabbir Ahmad Shah in one of the three cases for which he has been in jail. The release order pertains to a money laundering case linked to terror funding.

Additional Sessions Judge Dheeraj Mor observed that Shah has been in continuous custody since July 26, 2017, which exceeds the maximum sentence of seven years prescribed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). “Since more than seven years have passed, he is entitled to be released in this case,” the judge stated in the August 24 order.

However, Shah will remain in jail due to two other cases filed against him by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).