Engineer Rashid, who recently won the Baramulla seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by defeating former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has sought regular bail. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has strongly opposed his bail request.
NEW DELHI: Today (28th Aug): A Delhi court has reserved its decision on the bail plea of parliamentarian Engineer Rashid, who is currently jailed in connection with a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case.
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The Patiala House Court, on August 28, concluded an in-camera (closed-door) hearing led by Additional Sessions Judge Chanderjit Singh and is expected to announce its verdict on September 4.
Engineer Rashid, who recently won the Baramulla seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by defeating former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has sought regular bail. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has strongly opposed his bail request.
Engineer Rashid, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail, was previously granted a two-hour custody parole by the same court on July 5 to allow him to take the oath as a Member of Parliament.
Rashid was first arrested in 2005 by the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Srinagar on charges of supporting militants, for which he was held for three months and 17 days. However, the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Srinagar later dropped all charges against him on humanitarian grounds.
In August 2019, Rashid was arrested again under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Despite his incarceration, he filed his nomination for the 2024 parliamentary elections from jail and won by a margin of 204,000 votes, defeating Omar Abdullah.
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