Mon Dec 01 17:10:50 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a summary of the text, followed by a rewritten news article based on it:
Summary:
In Srinagar, India, on December 1, 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, an alleged absconder wanted in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of the late former Union Home Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. Shangloo, who had a ₹10 lakh reward on his head, is accused of conspiring with Yasin Malik (Chairman of JKLF) and others under the Ranbir Penal Code and TADA Act. The kidnapping case, dormant for decades, was reopened in 2021. Rubaiya Sayeed identified Malik as her abductor in 2022. Malik is currently serving life sentences for terror financing. The case involves the release of five JKLF militants in exchange for Rubaiya Sayeed’s freedom.
News Article:
CBI Arrests Absconder in 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed Kidnapping Case
Srinagar, India – December 1, 2025 – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced today the arrest of Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, a long-sought absconder in the infamous 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of the late former Union Home Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. Shangloo was apprehended in Srinagar after being on the run for decades.
“The accused conspired with Yasin Malik [Chairman of the J&K Liberation Front or JKLF] and others,” a CBI spokesperson stated, “in committing a crime under various Sections of the Ranbir Penal Code, and the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) during the year 1989.”
Shangloo had a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head at the time of arrest. He will be produced before the TADA court in Jammu.
Dr. Sayeed was abducted on December 8, 1989, and held captive until December 13 of the same year. Her release was secured through the exchange of five JKLF militants, including Hamid Sheikh, Altaf Ahmed Bhat, Noor Mohammadd Kalwal, Javed Ahmed Zarger, and Sher Khan.
The kidnapping case, which lay dormant for nearly three decades, was reopened in January 2021, prompting a TADA court to order charges against Malik and other accomplices. In 2022, Dr. Sayeed identified Malik as one of her abductors.
Yasin Malik is currently serving multiple life sentences after being convicted in 2022 on terror financing charges by a special Delhi court.
The arrest of Shangloo represents a significant development in this long-standing case, bringing renewed attention to the events surrounding the high-profile kidnapping and the individuals involved. The case will continue to unfold in the TADA court in Jammu.
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