Delhi court rejects jailed MP Engineer Rashid’s interim bail plea

A Delhi court on Friday dismissed an interim bail petition of jailed Lok Sabha MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh to meet his father, who is critically ill, PTI reported.

Sheikh, who is popularly known as Engineer Rashid, has been in jail since August 2019 in connection with a terror-funding case filed by the National Investigation Agency.

He has been held under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

Sheikh had sought an interim bail, saying he needed to meet his critically ill father, who is hospitalised and is on a ventilator, the news agency reported.

The National Investigating Agency opposed the plea, saying that he can meet his father even on custody parole.

Custody parole entails a prisoner being escorted by armed police personnel to his place of visit.

In July 2024, Sheikh was granted custody parole for two hours to take the oath in Parliament. He had contested and won the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Baramulla while in jail, defeating National Conference leader Omar Abdullah.

He was also released from Delhi’s Tihar jail in October to allow him to campaign for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
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