Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Kashmir Court Orders Attachment of US Lobbyist's Property
A court in Kashmir has ordered the government to take control of some land owned by Ghulam Nabi Fai, a man who lives in the United States.
Fai is known for supporting groups that want Kashmir to separate from India.
The court made this decision because Fai didn't show up when asked to by the police.
He was also arrested in the US in 2011 for working as a secret agent for Pakistan and hiding money he received from them.
The land that will be taken is in two villages in Kashmir where Fai used to live.
A special NIA court in Budgam ordered the attachment of 1.5 kanals of land belonging to US-based Kashmiri lobbyist Ghulam Nabi Fai.
Fai was declared a proclaimed absconder under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for failing to appear before authorities.
The court directed the District Collector of Budgam to take immediate possession of the land in Wadwan and Chattabugh villages.
Fai, a US citizen, founded the Kashmir American Council and was previously convicted in the US for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Pakistan.
The attachment order comes after Fai's relatives, currently in possession of the land, were suspected of potentially selling it to evade legal action.
- Who
- Ghulam Nabi Fai, a US-based Kashmiri lobbyist and convicted agent of Pakistan's ISI
- What
- Attachment of his property in Kashmir by a special NIA court
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned in articles)
- Where
- Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Why
- For being declared a proclaimed absconder and failing to appear before authorities in a UAPA case
- Name
- Ghulam Nabi Fai (alias Dr. Fai)
- Citizenship
- US citizen
- Organization
- Kashmir American Council
- Property Attached
- 1.5 kanals (8,100 sq. ft.) of land in Wadwan and Chattabugh villages
- Legal Status
- Declared proclaimed absconder under UAPA
- Court
- Special NIA Court, Budgam
- Previous Conviction
- 2011 FBI arrest for acting as unregistered foreign agent
- Sentence
- 2 years in prison (served 2011-2013)
Sources
US-Based Kashmiri Separatist Nabi Fai's Properties Attached By Probe Agency NIA
Special NIA court in J&K orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
Kashmir court gives go-ahead to attach properties of US-based separatist lobbyist
NIA court orders attachment of immovable property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
Court orders attachment of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist's property
NIA Court Orders Attachment of US-based Kashmiri Lobbyist Fai’s Property in Budgam
Budgam Police attached immovable property of US-based Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Shah
