{"id":207814,"date":"2026-08-13T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=207814"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:49:55","slug":"nia-court-sentences-pro-freedom-kashmiri-to-14-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/08\/13\/nia-court-sentences-pro-freedom-kashmiri-to-14-years-in-prison.html","title":{"rendered":"NIA court sentences pro-freedom Kashmiri activist to 14 years in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205449\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/NIA-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/NIA-.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/NIA--342x220.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jammu: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), a special court of the notorious Indian investigative agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has sentenced a pro-freedom Kashmiri activist to 14 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the NIA Special Court in Poonch sentenced Nisar Ahmad Kalas, who had been imprisoned since 2012 in Kot Bhawal jail in Jammu, to 14 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Nisar Ahmad, a resident of Mendhar area of Poonch district, was sentenced on charges of being affiliated with a militant group and involvement in activities against India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Jammu: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), a special court of the notorious Indian investigative agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has sentenced a pro-freedom Kashmiri activist to 14 years in prison. 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