The National Investigation Agency filed charge sheets against six Hurriyat Conference leaders, including Shabir Ahmad Shah, in a 1996 Srinagar mob violence case. The agency alleged they conspired to incite violence during a funeral procession that injured police personnel
Separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in connection with a 1996 terror case and remanded to 10 days of custody by a special court in Jammu. The arrest comes weeks after his release following nearly seven years of imprisonment in other cases.