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A Special NIA judge on Monday transferred the case of Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi to the predecessor judge who had passed the original conviction. Andrabi is the alleged chief of the women's terror outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DEM).
Special NIA judge Prashant Sharma transferred the matter and listed it before the predecessor judge Chanderjit Singh at Karkardooma Court on February 12. Singh had earlier served as a Special NIA judge at Patiala House Court. Andrabi and two of her associates were convicted by the NIA court on January 14, 2026. An NIA court at New Delhi convicted Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi and two of her associates, Sofi Fehmida and Nahida Nasreen, in a terror case lodged by the NIA. Andrabi was arrested in 2018. NIA had invoked against her section of the war against the State, etc., promoting enmity between communities, and terror Conspiracy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh convicted Aasiya Andrabi and others. The case was transferred to the NIA court at Patiala House. The case was heard at Patiala House Court by ASJ Singh, and judgement was reserved. Thereafter, he was transferred to Karkardooma Court. On December 21, 2020, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday ordered framing of charges against Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi and her two associates for allegedly waging war against India, sedition and conspiracy to commit terror acts in the country. ASJ Parveen Singh had ordered framing of charges against Andrabi, Founder of Dukhtaran-e-Milat (DEM), and her two associates -- Sofi Fahmeeda and Naheeda Nasreen, arrested for allegedly waging war against India, sedition and conspiracy to commit terror acts in the country. The court had ordered the framing of charges against them under Sections 120B, 121, 121A, 124A, 153B, and 505 of the Indian Penal Code, along with other provisions of the IPC and relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Andrabi is a Kashmiri and the founding leader of Dukhtaran-e-Millat. This group is allegedly part of the separatist organisation 'All Parties Hurriyat Conference' in the Kashmir valley, and the Government of India has declared it as a "banned terrorist organisation". DEM, a banned outfit under the First Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, was allegedly involved in anti-India activities by inciting the general populace of Kashmir for an armed rebellion against the Government of India with aid and assistance from various terrorist organisations based in Pakistan. According to the NIA chargesheet, Asiya and two other accused were allegedly using various media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and TV channels, including channels in Pakistan, to spread "insurrectionary imputations and hateful messages and speeches against India." (ANI)
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