Terror Funding Case: Er Rashid Influenced Witnesses; Doesn't Deserve Bail, NIA to Delhi HC

NIA counsel tells Delhi HC that Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid influenced prosecution witnesses; opposes his bail plea

The National Investigation Agency has opposed a plea by Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid in the Delhi High Court for bail in a terror funding case, alleging that he has influenced some of the prosecution witnesses. The probe agency contended that two of the prosecution witnesses, who are also protected witnesses, have turned hostile. Incidentally, Engineer Rashid was earlier MLA in J&K assembly from Langate in Kupwara and d…

Terror funding case: Er Rashid influenced witnesses; doesn't deserve bail, NIA to Delhi HC

New Delhi, Nov 3: The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday opposed a plea by Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid in the Delhi High Court for bail in a terror funding case, alleging that he has influenced some of the prosecution witnesses. The probe agency contended that two of the prosecution witnesses, who are also protected witnesses, have turned hostile. The submissions were made before a bench of Justices Prathiba M Si…

'Influenced witnesses': NIA opposes Engineer Rashid's bail plea in terror funding case; Delhi high court reserves order

In a crucial development, the National Investigation Agency has challenged Abdul Rashid Sheikh's request for bail related to a terror funding case. The agency claims that he has manipulated protected witnesses and has been implicated in anti-India endeavors. Rashid's defense argues that the claim of witness influence lacks merit, as he has been in custody since 2019.