NEW DELHI, SEP 10: A Delhi court has granted interim bail to Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, commonly known as Engineer Rashid, until October 2 in connection with a terror funding case. Rashid, who defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Baramulla, sought the bail to participate in the campaign for the upcoming Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections.
The court had previously granted him custody parole on July 5, allowing him to take the oath as a member of the Lok Sabha. Rashid has been in jail since 2019 after being arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act related to a 2017 terror funding case.
His name surfaced during the investigation of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, who was accused of funding terrorist groups and separatists in Kashmir. The NIA charge sheet also included other high-profile figures such as Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin. Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2022 after pleading guilty to the charges.
The court is expected to rule on Rashid’s regular bail application tomorrow. Rashid remains lodged in Tihar jail.
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