Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Kashmir Terror Victims Reject Yasin Malik’s Death Penalty Affidavit
Yasin Malik is facing a case connected to the 1990 killing of nurse Sarla Bhat.
In an affidavit, he said he wanted the death penalty and would not defend himself in court.
He also announced that he was divorcing his wife.
Families of people killed by the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front strongly criticized him.
They said he was trying to gain sympathy.
Nirmal Khanna said her husband was among four Air Force personnel killed in Srinagar in 1990.
Dr Sushma Shalla said her father was also killed by JKLF militants that year.
The victims’ families want justice and say Malik deserves severe punishment.
Yasin Malik filed an affidavit seeking the death penalty in the Sarla Bhat murder case.
He said he would not defend the trial and announced his divorce from Mushaal Hussein Mullick.
Families of JKLF terror victims called the affidavit a publicity stunt seeking sympathy.
Nirmal Khanna said her husband, Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna, was killed in the 1990 attack.
Dr Sushma Shalla said her father, Inspector Chuni Lal Shalla, was tortured and killed by JKLF militants.
- Who
- Yasin Malik and families of people killed by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front militants, including Nirmal Khanna and Dr Sushma Shalla.
- What
- Malik filed an affidavit seeking the death penalty in the Sarla Bhat murder case, while victims’ families rejected it and demanded justice.
- When
- The killings discussed occurred in 1990; Malik’s affidavit and the families’ responses were reported 36 years later.
- Where
- Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir, including North Kashmir.
- Why
- Malik said he wanted the death penalty and would not defend the trial; victims’ families said his actions were an attempt to gain sympathy and called for punishment.
Victims’ Families
Yasin Malik’s Affidavit
Meaning of the affidavit
Victims’ Families
The families described it as a publicity stunt and an attempt to gain sympathy.
Yasin Malik’s Affidavit
Malik offered himself for the death penalty and said he would not defend the trial.
Divorce announcement
Victims’ Families
Nirmal Khanna and Dr Sushma Shalla questioned Malik’s concern for his wife, pointing to the women widowed by the killings attributed to his group.
Yasin Malik’s Affidavit
Malik announced that he was divorcing his wife because he did not want her to live as a widow.
Punishment
Victims’ Families
The victims’ families said Malik deserves the death sentence and should pay for the deaths.
Yasin Malik’s Affidavit
Malik’s affidavit sought the death penalty for himself in the Sarla Bhat murder case.
- Case
- The affidavit relates to the killing of nurse Sarla Bhat in Srinagar in 1990.
- Accused
- Yasin Malik, identified in the article as the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front.
- Other victims
- Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna and three other Air Force personnel were shot dead in Srinagar on January 25, 1990.
- Family testimony
- Nirmal Khanna said her husband was unarmed and was shot 28 times.
- Additional killing
- Inspector Chuni Lal Shalla was tortured and killed by JKLF militants in North Kashmir on May 1, 1990.
- Malik’s position
- He said he would not defend the trial and offered himself for the gallows in the Sarla Bhat case.
- Justice concern
- Nirmal Khanna questioned why justice had not been delivered after 36 years.