JKLF chief Yasin Malik among 5 named in chargesheet in 1990 Sarla Bhat killing case
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have filed a chargesheet naming JKLF chief Yasin Malik and four others in the 1990 murder of Kashmiri Pandit Sarla Bhat. The investigation concludes that the killing was part of a larger terrorist conspiracy orchestrated by the JKLF.
Why it matters
This development marks a significant legal step in addressing historical violence and terrorism cases in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
After 36 years, the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s special cell, State Investigation Agency (SIA), on Monday (June 29, 2026) named Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik among five others in the chargesheet filed in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sarla Bhat, a nurse at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences killed in 1990.
The report relies on official police and investigative agency statements regarding the chargesheet.
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