New Delhi: A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam on Tuesday (December 23) ordered the attachment of land and other property of Washington-based Kashmiri activist and chairman of the World Forum For Peace and Justice (WFPJ) Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, reported The Hindu.Earlier in May 2025, the NIA had declared Fai a proclaimed offender in relation to an FIR registered at the Budgam Police Station in 2020 under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). He was asked to surrender before the J&K Police within 30 days.“This Court directs [the] District Collector Budgam to attach the immovable property of land measuring 01 Kanal and 02 Marlas under Khewat No. 60, Survey No. 466 Min in village Wadwan and land measuring 11 Marlas under Khewat No. 136 Survey No. 343 Min situated at village Chattabugh and take the possession forthwith,” a special NIA judge, Budgam, held on Tuesday.The NIA court noted that Fai was directed to appear before the investigation officer (IO) within a period of 30 days from the date of issuance of the proclamation in 2025.“But the accused has chosen not to appear, as such, evaded the process which compelled the IO to move an application under Section 83 of Cr.P.C (85 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for attachment of property,” said the court.The court directed the Budgam district collector and senior superintendent of police (SSP) to “ensure that the help of Revenue Authorities is taken to identify and demarcate the property and “provide necessary support while attaching the property”, reported The Hindu.Fai is the founder of the Kashmiri American Council and is accused of lobbying for resolution of the Kashmir issue along with separatist leaders.