Rashid Sheikh, widely known as Engineer Rashid, has been elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Baramulla in Kashmir. He has approached the Patiala House court in Delhi seeking interim bail to take his oath as an MP.
Rashid has been incarcerated in Tihar Jail since August 9, 2019, facing charges of alleged terror financing in a case filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Engineer Rashid won the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, defeating former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah by a margin of 204,142 votes.
Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh has requested a response from the NIA regarding this case, with the hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
Rashid’s lawyer, Advocate Vikhyat Oberoi, informed ANI that an application for interim bail and alternative custody parole was filed on Wednesday to enable Rashid to take his oath and fulfill other parliamentary duties.
The court took up the matter and listed it for a response from the NIA on June 6, Oberoi stated. However, on Thursday, the NIA did not provide a reply, so the court rescheduled the matter for Friday for the NIA to respond.
Oberoi also mentioned that Engineer Rashid is a two-time MLA and now needs to take his oath as an MP following his recent election victory. The date for the oath-taking ceremony has not yet been announced.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Engineer Rashid ran as an independent candidate for the Baramulla seat, securing victory over Omar Abdullah by a margin of 204,142 votes, garnering a total of 472,481 votes.
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