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Court orders trial of Yasin Malik, Engineer Rashid in money laundering case
Court orders trial of Yasin Malik, Engineer Rashid in money laundering case
The Story in Brief
Special NIA judge Prashant Sharma on Friday, 23 October 2026 ordered a trial against Yasin Malik, Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid (Engineer Rashid) and five others in a money laundering case involving alleged proceeds of crime worth Rs 8.94 crore linked to funding from Pakistan through hawala channels. The court directed the recording of prosecution evidence to begin on 19 November.
The case, filed by the Enforcement Directorate based on a 2017 NIA case, alleges the accused received funds from the Pakistani establishment and routed them through cash couriers for secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik appeared via video conferencing from Tihar Jail, denied the charges and said he will contest the case. Charges were framed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in September.
The other accused are Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Masarat Alam Bhat, Naval Kishore Kapoor and Trison Farms and Constructions Pvt Ltd.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets carried the same facts from the court order and the ED allegations, with no significant divergence in framing. The Economic Times, ABP Live and the Times of India each led with the trial order and the Rs 8.94 crore figure, and none added comment or critique. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The trial, ordered at the pre-charge stage, now moves to evidence recording on 19 November, when the court will test the ED's allegations that the accused ran a hawala network from the Pakistan High Commission.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): ANI (carried by economictimes.indiatimes.com, abplive.com), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
