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US-based Ghulam Nabi Fai declared as Proclaimed Offender in UAPA case

Srinagar, May 1 ( UNI) Kashmir born US based separatist leader Ghulam Nabi Fai has been declared as Proclaimed Offender in Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case by Special Judge, National Investigation Agency Court, Budgam.
Fai, the founder of Washington-based Kashmir American had migrated out of India in the early 1980s to pursue higher studies and he became a US citizen in 1990.
Police said Fai, a resident of Wadwan, Budgam, presently concealing himself in the United States of America, is involved in FIR No. 46 of 2020 registered at Police Station Budgam under Sections 10, 13, and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
"Despite the issuance of warrants, the separatist leader persistently evaded arrest, obstructing the legal process and avoiding accountability under the law.
In light of his continued non-cooperation and deliberate attempts to conceal himself to evade arrest, Budgam Police presented a plea before the Court. Acting on this plea, the court declared Fai a proclaimed offender on April 30, 2025," Police said.
The court has directed Fai to surrender before the Jammu and Kashmir Police within 30 days from the date of proclamation.
Fai, currently the Secretary General of the Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum and Chairman of the World Forum for Peace & Justice, served a 16-month prison term in the U.S. in 2011.
He was convicted of conspiracy for lobbying the U.S. government on Kashmir without disclosing funding from the Pakistani government, including its intelligence agency, ISI.
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