Jammu, March 24 -- In a major verdict in a terror funding and conspiracy case, a Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment, while awarding 30-year jail terms to her associates Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fehmeeda.

The case was investigated by the National Investigation Agency.

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh pronounced the sentence, holding 65-year-old Andrabi guilty under multiple provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court also imposed fines amounting to several lakhs.

Andrabi, who has been lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail since 2018, was awarded life imprisonment under Section 18 of UAPA for conspiracy, along with a fine of R...