Two Witnesses Name Yasin Malik as Gunman in 1990 Attack on IAF Personnel

Two key witnesses on Saturday identified jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik as one of the gunmen involved in the 1990 attack that killed four Indian Air Force personnel in Srinagar.

The identification, made before a TADA court in Jammu, also included three of Malik’s alleged associates. The case, linked to the January 25, 1990 Rawalpora ambush, will next be heard on November 29.

In a major development in the 1990 IAF killings case, two crucial witnesses on Saturday identified separatist leader Yasin Malik as one of the shooters who opened fire on Air Force personnel at Rawalpora, Srinagar. Presented before a TADA court in Jammu, the witnesses also named three of his alleged accomplices. The case, which pertains to the killing of four IAF personnel on January 25, 1990—including Sqn Ldr Ravi Khanna—has now been posted for hearing on November 29.

A TADA court in Jammu on Saturday recorded the testimony of two prime witnesses who identified jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik as a shooter in the 1990 Rawalpora attack that killed four IAF personnel. The identification strengthens the prosecution’s case at a time when the NIA is separately seeking the death penalty for Malik in a 2017 terror-funding matter. The next hearing in the 1990 case will be held on November 29.

Two key witnesses on Saturday identified separatist leader Yasin Malik before a TADA court in Jammu as one of the gunmen behind the 1990 Rawalpora attack that killed four Indian Air Force personnel. BJP leaders called the testimony a major breakthrough in the decades-old case. Malik, currently serving a life term in Tihar under the UAPA, is also facing an NIA plea in the Delhi High Court seeking enhancement of his sentence to death in a separate 2017 terror-funding case.

During a hearing at the TADA court in Jammu on Saturday, two prime witnesses identified jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik as one of the assailants who shot dead four IAF personnel in Srinagar on January 25, 1990. The witnesses also pointed out three of his alleged associates. Malik, currently serving a life sentence in Tihar under the UAPA, is simultaneously facing an NIA appeal in the Delhi High Court seeking the death penalty in a separate 2017 case. The next hearing in the 1990 matter is scheduled for November 29.