Kashmiri Separatist Asiya Andrabi Sentenced To Life Imprisonment In UAPA Case | Who Is She?

New Delhi: A special NIA court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment in a terror case lodged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Her associates, Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen, were awarded 30-year imprisonment in the same case.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told the court that Asiya Andrabi deserved the strictest punishment since her actions amounted to waging war against the country.

Who Is Asiya Andrabi?

Asiya Andrabi is a hardline Kashmiri separatist and the Founder of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DEM), an all-women organistaion that advocated for the ‘independence’ of Kashmir through means including ‘jihad’. Founded in 1987, the organisation is banned by the government of India.

Andrabi was arrested in 2018 and was charged under sections relating to waging war against India, sedition, promoting enmity between communities and terror conspiracy under UAPA.

Asiya Andrabi and her two associates were convicted in 2016.

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