Srinagar court issues arrest order against son of Ganga hijacker Hashim Qureshi, hospitalised with ‘critical injury’

A local court in Srinagar on Friday (September 11, 2026) denied bail and ordered immediate arrest of the son of Ganga airline hijacker Hashim Qureshi, as the accused allegedly attacked and left his father “critically injured” apparently during a family dispute on September 3 in Srinagar.

“A person who would ordinarily look towards his children for care and protection in the later years of his life is, according to the material presently before the court, struggling with a serious injury allegedly sustained at the hands of one of them,” observed the court.

The court directed that Junaid Qureshi, son of Hashim Qureshi, be “taken into custody forthwith and handed over to the Nishat police”.