Zakir Naik: India’s most wanted Zakir Naik is enjoying hospitality in Pakistan these days. Zakir Naik, who was declared a fugitive from India in 2016, has a case registered under several sections in India. And Indian agencies are making a lot of efforts to bring him back to India. After leaving India in 2016, he took Malaysian citizenship. At present he lives there.
India’s enemy Zakir Naik has become Pakistan’s friend. He is on a 28-day tour of Pakistan. A case has been registered against Zakir Naik in 2016 under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA. If Zakir Naik returns back to India. So can go to jail for a long time. Know under which sections the case has been registered against him and what the punishment can be.
Case registered under these sections including UAPA
Zakir Naik is India’s most wanted. The Enforcement Directorate and the National Investigation Agency have declared him wanted. In India, Zakir Naik is accused of giving inflammatory speeches, money laundering and promoting terrorism. Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) was banned by the Government of India in 2016.
The Government of India has registered a case against Zakir Naik’s NGO under UAPA. In the year 2017, NIA had also filed a charge sheet against Zakir Naik for giving inflammatory speeches and promoting radicalism to instigate the youth. So in the year 2019, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed a charge sheet against Zakir Naik in the terror funding case.
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Could be life imprisonment
A case has been registered against Zakir Nayak under UAPA. UAPA is imposed to help people indulge in illegal activities. If someone promotes illegal activity or instigates people for it. So under Section 13 of UAPA, he can be punished up to 7 years. If someone dies in a terrorist attack. Then in such a situation the accused may also be sentenced to life imprisonment. Along with this, fine can also be imposed. Apart from this, the maximum punishment for money laundering can be up to 10 years.
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