Delhi HC seeks NIA response over jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid
PTC News Desk: The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking its response over jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid’s plea seeking permission to attend the ongoing session of Parliament.
Currently Rashid is incarcerated and facing charges under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act(UAPA) in a terror funding case surrounding allegations that he funded separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Rashid's appeal against a trial court order refusing him custody parole or interim bail.
“Issue notice. Let objections, if any, be placed before this court on Monday,” the bench said.
The matter has now been listed for further hearing on March 18.
Counsel representing MP Rashid said that Parliament session was till April 4 and his constituency was going unrepresented adding that earlier he was granted parole for two days.
“I represent the parliamentary constituency which has 45 per cent of entire population of J-K. Send me in custody (parole),” he said.
- PTC NEWS
