DGP J&K Orders Seizure of Advocate Mian Qayoom’s Srinagar Property Linked to 2009 Anti-National Case
Srinagar, Nov 12 (ANN NEWS): Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat has ordered the attachment of the residential property of Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom in Srinagar in connection with a 2009 case related to an anti-India seminar allegedly addressed by several separatist leaders.
According to the order issued by the DGP J&K, it states that on December 31, 2009, Shaheed Gunj Police received information about a seminar held at Hotel Jahangir in Srinagar to mark the death anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The event, organized by Feroz Ahmad Khan of the Muslim League, was attended by several separatist figures, including Aasia Andrabi, Shabir Ahmad Najar, and Mian Abdul Qayoom, who allegedly delivered anti-India speeches and raised slogans.
During the investigation, police recorded witness statements confirming that the participants had made inflammatory remarks, provoked the audience, and advocated the secession of Jammu & Kashmir.
The order further mentioned that a search of Mian Qayoom’s residence, conducted after obtaining a magistrate’s warrant, led to the recovery of banned literature, a Hizbul Mujahideen letterhead with seal impression, a press note-type document, a letter addressed by Syed Salahuddin to then US President Bill Clinton, and another Hizbul Mujahideen seal impression in Urdu. Independent witnesses and an Executive Magistrate were present during the search.
Investigators concluded that Qayoom had allegedly used his two-storey house and adjoining land measuring over two kanals at Bulbul Bagh, Barzulla to conceal incriminating material and aid unlawful activities.
The property, registered under mutation number 338 in Qayoom’s name, has been categorised as “proceeds of terrorism,” and authorities have approved its attachment under relevant provisions of law.
