Interim Bail Granted to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid in Terror Funding Case

A Delhi court granted interim bail to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid till October 2 in a terror funding case. Rashid, who defeated Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, sought bail to campaign in the Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections. He has been in jail since 2019, following his arrest by the NIA.

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, allowing him to remain free until October 2 in a terror funding case. Rashid plans to utilize this period for campaigning in the upcoming Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections.

Engineer Rashid, whose full name is Sheikh Abdul Rashid, gained prominence by defeating former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Baramulla. He sought interim bail as his name had surfaced during investigations involving Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, who was linked to terror funding activities.

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh approved Rashid's bail on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and one surety of the same amount, with the condition that he must not influence witnesses or the ongoing investigation. Rashid, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2019, is currently lodged in Tihar jail. The court's decision on his regular bail application will be released tomorrow.

(With inputs from agencies.)