A Delhi court has sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Aasiya Andrabi to life imprisonment for running a terrorist organisation aimed at secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India.
Andrabi, along with her associates Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen, was convicted under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The court held that showing the convicts any measure of leniency would encourage their spirit to seek secession of an integral part of the country.
Andrabi and her associates were arrested by NIA in 2018 for allegedly running a terrorist organisation and using various media platforms to spread insurrectionary propaganda and hate speech threatening India's integrity, security and sovereignty.
The court found that the accused had no allegiance to the Indian Constitution and were unwilling to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
They were also convicted under the penal sections of criminal conspiracy, conspiracy to commit offences related to waging war against the government and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, caste and place of birth.
