NIA has challenged Abdul Rashid Sheikh’s request for bail related to a terror funding case
The NIA arrested him in the 2017 case, and he has been lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2019. He is accused of funding separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
It also observed that the case involved a total of 240 witnesses and that the trial would take a considerable amount of time to conclude. Rashid’s counsel, however, rejected the allegation, arguing that the witnesses had close professional associations with him and that he had spent most of the relevant period in custody. In his rejoinder submissions, Rashid’s counsel argued that the allegation of influencing witnesses was completely untenable, as he had remained in custody for most of the relevant period. The High Court was hearing Rashid’s plea seeking bail in the terror funding case registered under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The court had earlier noted that Rashid had been in custody for almost seven years. NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday opposed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid’s bail plea in the Delhi High Court in a terror funding case, alleging that he had influenced prosecution witnesses, including two protected witnesses who have turned hostile.