India, Oct. 1 -- A special NIA court has ordered framing of money laundering charges against separatist leader Yasin Malik and six others in connection with accusations for allegedly routing Pakistani and foreign funds through Hawala channels to "finance secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir".

In an order passed on September 9 and made available on Thursday, the court had held that there was sufficient material to raise a "strong suspicion" against all seven accused for an offence under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), punishable under Section 4 of the Act.

"I conclude that prima facie, there is sufficient material on record based upon which strong suspicion is raised against all seven accused persons,"...