The court directed the District Collector of Budgam to take immediate possession of the land in Wadwan and Chattabugh villages.
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A special NIA court in Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday ordered the attachment of over 1.5 kanals (1 kanal is equal to 5,445 sq ft) of land belonging to US-based Kashmiri lobbyist Ghulam Nabi Shah alias “Dr Fai”.
Judge Yahaya Firdous passed the order after Assistant Public Prosecutor Mohammad Iqbal Rather moved an application seeking attachment of the property of Fai under Section 83 of the Criminal Procedure Code (85 of BNSS) on the ground that this court had already declared the accused an absconder in a case registered in 2020 under various sections of the UAPA.
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The court directed the District Collector of Budgam to take immediate possession of the land in Wadwan and Chattabugh villages.
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The Senior Superintendent of Police, Budgam, has been directed to provide necessary assistance to ensure the execution of the order.
The attachment was ordered in FIR No 46 of 2020 registered at Police Station Budgam under Sections 10, 13 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The order was passed after the accused failed to appear before the investigating agency despite the issuance of a proclamation notice.
The court noted that Dr Fai was declared a proclaimed absconder on April 26, 2025, for deliberately evading the legal process and avoiding arrest.
The prosecution, through the investigating officer, had moved an application seeking attachment of the accused’s property under Section 83 of the Criminal Procedure Code, now Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, citing that the accused had concealed himself.
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