![[2016 Terror Funding Case] Court Rejects Baramulla MP Rashid's Interim Bail Plea to Take Oath as Parliament Member](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-24-1.png?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1)
Today, On 18th June, Engineer Rashid’s request for interim bail denied, and he will remain in Tihar Jail despite winning the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. The rejection means he cannot take his MP oath. He has been detained since 2019 over alleged terror funding. His arrest and legal battles have marked his political journey, raising concerns about terrorism’s influence in regional politics.
![[2008 Malegaon Blast Case] Lt. Col. Purohit Alleges Torture by ATS and Name RSS, Yogi Adityanath, VHP](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MicrosoftTeams-image-23-1.png?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1)
Today (9th May) Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, a defendant in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, alleged that Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers coerced him to confess and implicated senior right-wing leaders. He claimed he was tortured and falsely accused, with witnesses being coerced. Purohit also accused the ATS of planting evidence and named individuals involved in his interrogation.
The Supreme Court has permitted the NIA to transfer a heroin smuggling case from Hoshiarpur to a special NIA court in Ahmedabad linked to the Mundra port drug haul. The NIA argued that consolidating the cases would streamline the trial process. This decision comes after the Ministry of Home Affairs transferred the probe to the NIA.