The National Investigation Agency filed a chargesheet on July 10, 2026, against Shabir Ahmad Shah and five other Hurriyat Conference figures in connection with a 1996 incident of alleged mob violence and firing on police in Srinagar. The document names Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Abdul Ganie Lone, Mohd Yaqoob Wakeel, Javid Ahmad Mir, and Shakeel Ahmad Bakshi under provisions of the Ranbir Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Proceedings against Geelani, Lone, and Wakeel have abated due to their deaths.