On 12 December 1989 Zargar was one of the members who carried out kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed under the leadership of Ashfaq Majeed Wani . Rubaiya was the daughter of the newly appointed Home Minister of India Mufti Mohammad Sayeed . The kidnappers demanded the release of five of their comrades in exchange for Rubaiya Sayeed ’s release . The government accepted their demands and freed the mujahids . At least three dozen murder cases were registered against Zargar in Srinagar , India , including some high-ranking Indian officers . Zargar was arrested on 15 May 1992 . He was released from jail on 12/31/1999 as part of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 hostage deal and provided safe passage to Pakistan . Immediately after his release Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar renewed the activity of Al-Umar Mujahideen in Muzaffarabad , close to the Indian border , in recruiting and training of young Muslims to the guerilla war in Indian Kashmir . As of 2007 , Zargar was living in Muzaffarabad , Pakistan without any restrictions
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar