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NIA re-arrests Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah

India's NIA has re-arrested veteran Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in a 30-year-old case related to a 1996 terrorist attack.

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Saturday, 18 April 2026 at 12:59 UTC
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India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has re-arrested veteran Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah. The arrest was made by the NIA's Srinagar branch on Friday in connection with a 1996 case involving a terrorist attack on policemen during a terrorist's funeral. A court has granted a three-day transit remand to the agency, allowing them to transport Shah for further legal proceedings related to the three-decade-old case.
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