JAMMU, Dec 2: The CBI on Tuesday sought the custody of Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, arrested in the 35-year-old case relating to the kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed, in the TADA court in Jammu.

Shangloo was arrested on Monday. He carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh, in connection with the sensational 1989 kidnapping of Sayeed, daughter of the then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, for allegedly being part of a conspiracy hatched by members of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). Shangloo is alleged to be a close confidant of JKLF chief Yasin Malik.

“He was produced before the special TADA court. We have sought custody of the accused,” CBI lawyer S K Bhat said.

He said the order of the court is awaited.

In a statement, the CBI said Shangloo conspired with Malik and others

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