Thirty two years after her abduction in 1989, Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former Home Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed, on Friday identified JKLF chief Yasin Malik and three others as her abductors.
Sayeed travelled all the way from Chennai to record her statement in the special CBI court. Referring to proceedings in the special CBI court a senior lawyer said, “Rubaiya Sayeed identified all the four accused on the basis of their photographs shared with her in the courtroom”.
Sayeed was listed as a prosecution witness by the CBI, which took over investigations into the case in early 1990’s.
Senior lawyer Anil Sethi who appeared in the court on behalf of Rubaiya Sayeed told reporters, “Yes, she has been able to identify everyone on the basis of photographs that were made available to her during the CBI investigation”.
Advocate Monika Kohli, who appeared on behalf of CBI , also told reporters that Rubaiya Sayeed identified Yasin Malik and others. August is the next date of hearing in the case, she added.
Charges against Yasin Malik and nine others were framed last year.
Rubaiya Sayeed was abducted by armed terrorists on December 8, 1989 when she was returning home from Lal Ded Memorial Hospital where she worked as an intern.. The abduction took place a week after her father assumed the charge as Home Minister of India in New Delhi.