Kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed

Kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed
LocationSrinagar, India
Date8 December 1989
3:45 p.m.
Attack type
Kidnapping
VictimRubaiya Sayeed
PerpetratorsKashmiri separatist militants, members of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
MotiveRelease of five jailed members of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

In 1989, Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter of the then Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was kidnapped by Kashmiri separatist militants in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The kidnappers demanded the release of five jailed members of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) in exchange for Sayeed's release.[1] The Indian government headed by V. P. Singh of the Janata Dal party, with outside support from the BJP, agreed to the demands and induced the state government to release the jailed militants.[2][3] In 2004, the JKLF admitted to having carried out the kidnapping,[1] and the court case is ongoing. In July 2022, Rubaiya identified Yasin Malik, one of the key leaders of JKLF at that time, as one of her kidnappers.[4]

  1. ^ a b "14 yrs down, JKLF admits Rubaiya kidnap". Times of India. 8 February 2004. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
  2. ^ Praveen Swami (9 November 2002). "A man of many parts - and parties". The Frontline Magazine, Volume 19 - Issue 23. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
  3. ^ World Notes INDIA, TIME, 25 December 1989
  4. ^ Prakash, Priyali (26 August 2022). "Explained The 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2022.