New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned to January 7 the hearing on Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah’s plea seeking bail in a terror funding case.

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with Shah’s special leave petition (SLP) challenging the Delhi High Court’s order refusing him bail.

Shah, arrested in June 2019, is alleged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to have played a central role in strengthening separatist networks in Jammu and Kashmir, receiving funds through hawala channels and LoC (Line of Control) trade to aid subversive and militant activities.

His name was included in the second supplementary charge sheet filed by the NIA on October 4, 2019. When the matter was taken up, counsel for the NIA sought that t

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