One more eyewitness on Saturday identified Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik and Mohammad Rafiq Pahloo, alias Nanaji, as one of the shooters involved in the January 25, 1990, attack on a group of Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in Srinagar, officials said.
The key prosecution witness has also identified two accused during a hearing at the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court in Jammu, they said. On January 31, another eyewitness had identified Malik’s close confidant Shoukat Bakshi as one of the shooters.
In January 2024, Malik was identified as the main shooter by former IAF corporal Rajwar Umeshwar Singh, who survived the terror attack in which four IAF personnel were killed.
Besides the four personnel, including Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna, 40 people were injured in the incident which took place in Rawalpora on the outskirts of Srinagar on January 25, 1990. The IAF personnel were waiting for their pickup to the old Srinagar airfield for duty when they came under fire from terrorists.
A chargesheet was filed on August 31, 1990 against Malik and five others before the designated TADA court here. The others wanted in the case are former JKLF operatives Ali Mohammad Mir, Manzoor Ahmad Sofi alias Mustafa, Javed Ahmed Mir alias Nalka, Javed Ahmed Zargar and Nanaji.
Malik, who was convicted by the NIA court on charges of conspiracy and waging war against the country, has been lodged in jail since 2022 after he was sentenced to two life terms and five 10-year prison sentences.
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