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'''Kashmir Conspiracy Case''' was the legal case filed by [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|Government of Kashmir]] and Investigations Department of the [[Government of India]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=iZ1wTrnPNZDIrQeu9eijBw&ct=result&sqi=2&id=xrPtAAAAMAAJ&dq=kashmir+conspiracy+case+was+filed+by+government+of+india&q=investigations+department+#search_anchor] Perspectives on Kashmir: the roots of conflict in South Asia by Raju G. C. Thomas</ref> by which [[Sheikh Abdullah]] and others were arrested and jailed. Abdullah along with [[Mirza Afzal Beg]] and 22 others, who were accused of conspiracy against the state for allegedly espousing the cause of an independent Kashmir. The case was framed in 1958, for which the trial began in 1959 but was withdrawn in 1964 as a diplomatic decision.<ref> | '''Kashmir Conspiracy Case''' was the legal case filed by [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|Government of Kashmir]] and Investigations Department of the [[Government of India]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=iZ1wTrnPNZDIrQeu9eijBw&ct=result&sqi=2&id=xrPtAAAAMAAJ&dq=kashmir+conspiracy+case+was+filed+by+government+of+india&q=investigations+department+#search_anchor] Perspectives on Kashmir: the roots of conflict in South Asia by Raju G. C. Thomas</ref> by which [[Sheikh Abdullah]] and others were arrested and jailed. Abdullah along with [[Mirza Afzal Beg]] and 22 others, who were accused of conspiracy against the state for allegedly espousing the cause of an independent Kashmir. The case was framed in 1958, for which the trial began in 1959 but was withdrawn in 1964 as a diplomatic decision.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/StoryPrint.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080064233&ch=633623065596223750 |title=NDTV.com: Kashmir the bone of contention |website=www.ndtv.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008235936/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/StoryPrint.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080064233&ch=633623065596223750 |archive-date=2012-10-08}} </ref><ref name=c>[http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2010/08/05/negotiations-on-kashmir-a-concealed-story/?wpmp_switcher=desktop The activities of the Plebiscite Front eventually led to the institution of the ‘Kashmir Conspiracy Case’ in 1958 and two other cases Having put Abdullah behind bars on 8 August in "Kashmir conspiracy case"]</ref><ref name=a>[http://kashmir-truth-be-told.blogspot.com/2008/06/1953-pivotal-year-in-kashmirs-history.html Sheikh Sahib was charged with treason and conspiracy against the state and the infamous "Kashmir Conspiracy Case" unfolded with the Lion of Kashmir spending the next eleven years behind bars. His closest comrades including Mirza Afzal Beg, and 22 other NC loyalists were sent to jail as well by Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad.]</ref><ref>[https://openlibrary.org/books/OL2918M/The_Kashmir_conspiracy_case The Kashmir conspiracy case]</ref><ref name=b>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kashmir-information.com/ConvertedKashmir/Chapter20.html# |title=Kashmir Conspiracy Case |access-date=14 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918050529/http://www.kashmir-information.com/ConvertedKashmir/Chapter20.html# |archive-date=18 September 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=z/> | ||
==History of the case== | ==History of the case== | ||
On 8 August 1953 Sheikh Abdullah was dismissed as Prime Minister by the then [[Sadr-i-Riyasat]] (Constitutional [[Head of State]]) [[Karan Singh|Dr. Karan Singh]] son of the erstwhile [[Hari Singh|Maharajah Hari Singh]] on the charge that he had lost the confidence of his [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]]<ref>Sheikh Abdullah; M.Y.Taing (1985), p593-594</ref> He was denied the opportunity to prove his majority on the floor of the house,<ref>Sheikh Abdullah; M.Y.Taing (1985), p607</ref> and [[ | On 8 August 1953 Sheikh Abdullah was dismissed as Prime Minister by the then [[Sadr-i-Riyasat]] (Constitutional [[Head of State]]) [[Karan Singh|Dr. Karan Singh]] son of the erstwhile [[Hari Singh|Maharajah Hari Singh]] on the charge that he had lost the confidence of his [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]]<ref>Sheikh Abdullah; M.Y.Taing (1985), p593-594</ref> He was denied the opportunity to prove his majority on the floor of the house,<ref>Sheikh Abdullah; M.Y.Taing (1985), p607</ref> and [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad|Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed]] was appointed as Prime Minister. Abdullah was arrested soon after in year 1953 for anti-national activities.<ref>Sheikh Abdullah; M.Y.Taing (1985), p600</ref> | ||
Following the dismissal of Sheikh Abdullah, his lieutenant [[Mirza Afzal Beg]] formed the [[Plebiscite Front]] on 9 August 1955 demanding a [[plebiscite]] to decide the accession of the state and the unconditional release of Abdullah. Abdullah meanwhile was released for a short time and later again re-arrested on charges of conspiracy against the state. The legal case initiated in 1958 came to be known as the Kashmir Conspiracy Case.<ref name=c/><ref>Sheikh Abdullah; M.Y.Taing (1985), p711-717</ref> | Following the dismissal of Sheikh Abdullah, his lieutenant [[Mirza Afzal Beg]] formed the [[Plebiscite Front]] on 9 August 1955 demanding a [[plebiscite]] to decide the accession of the state and the unconditional release of Abdullah. Abdullah meanwhile was released for a short time and later again re-arrested on charges of conspiracy against the state. The legal case initiated in 1958 came to be known as the Kashmir Conspiracy Case.<ref name=c/><ref>Sheikh Abdullah; M.Y.Taing (1985), p711-717</ref> | ||