India, Sept. 19 -- Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail, has described in detail the final months of the manhunt for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, and claimed that security forces missed multiple chances to apprehend him.

Malik's version of events is part of an affidavit he submitted to the Delhi High Court on August 25, 2025. HT has reviewed a copy of the affidavit.

On August 11, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought the death penalty for the separatist leader in a terror funding case. The court granted Malik four weeks to file his response and posted the matter for November 10.

According to Malik's affidavit, sometime in 2011, the security grid in Jammu and Kashmir noticed...