NEW DELHI: The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Wednesday opposed newly elected J&Ok MP Engineer Rashid’s plea, arguing that if launched Rashid might “misuse his place to affect witnesses and hinder justice”.
Rashid, who’s behind bars beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, or UAPA prices, gained the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from J&Ok’s Baramulla seat.He defeated ex-CM Omar Abdullah.
Citing confidential experiences in Delhi’s Patiala Home Courtroom, the anti-terror company expressed apprehension that Rashid, like earlier, “may misuse his liberty”.
Beforehand, Rashid misused the phone services in Tihar Jail, resulting in restrictions on his name privileges.
The NIA additionally claimed that Rashid defended the 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s terror actions as a “political trigger”, mentioning his disputed alignment with extremist narratives.
The company additionally asserted that Rashid is concerned in a technique by Pakistani and secessionist teams to painting terrorist acts as political struggles, aiming to incite separatism in Jammu and Kashmir and given these issues, ANI reported.
Delhi’s Patiala Home Courtroom on Wednesday reserved the order on Rashid’s bail plea in reference to a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case.
Earlier, the NIA had given Rashid its consent to take oath as MP on July 25.
Rashid, who just lately gained the Baramulla seat within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by defeating former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, seeks bail as his case progresses. The court docket is predicted to pronounce its resolution on September 4.
Rashid has been in jail since 2019 after he was charged by the NIA beneath the UAPA for his alleged involvement in a terror funding case.
The previous MLA’s identify cropped up throughout the investigation of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, arrested by the NIA for allegedly funding terrorist teams and separatists within the Kashmir valley.
The NIA had filed a chargesheet towards a number of people, together with Kashmiri separatist chief Yasin Malik, Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin within the case.
Malik was awarded life imprisonment by a trial court docket in 2022 after he pleaded responsible to the costs.
Rashid, who’s behind bars beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, or UAPA prices, gained the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from J&Ok’s Baramulla seat.He defeated ex-CM Omar Abdullah.
Citing confidential experiences in Delhi’s Patiala Home Courtroom, the anti-terror company expressed apprehension that Rashid, like earlier, “may misuse his liberty”.
Beforehand, Rashid misused the phone services in Tihar Jail, resulting in restrictions on his name privileges.
The NIA additionally claimed that Rashid defended the 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s terror actions as a “political trigger”, mentioning his disputed alignment with extremist narratives.
The company additionally asserted that Rashid is concerned in a technique by Pakistani and secessionist teams to painting terrorist acts as political struggles, aiming to incite separatism in Jammu and Kashmir and given these issues, ANI reported.
Delhi’s Patiala Home Courtroom on Wednesday reserved the order on Rashid’s bail plea in reference to a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case.
Earlier, the NIA had given Rashid its consent to take oath as MP on July 25.
Rashid, who just lately gained the Baramulla seat within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by defeating former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, seeks bail as his case progresses. The court docket is predicted to pronounce its resolution on September 4.
Rashid has been in jail since 2019 after he was charged by the NIA beneath the UAPA for his alleged involvement in a terror funding case.
The previous MLA’s identify cropped up throughout the investigation of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, arrested by the NIA for allegedly funding terrorist teams and separatists within the Kashmir valley.
The NIA had filed a chargesheet towards a number of people, together with Kashmiri separatist chief Yasin Malik, Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin within the case.
Malik was awarded life imprisonment by a trial court docket in 2022 after he pleaded responsible to the costs.
