“Proud and emotional moment”: Son of Engineer Rashid after Court grants interim bail to father

SRINAGAR: Son of Baramulla MP Rashid Engineer, Abrar expressed happiness after Delhi’s special NIA court granted interim bail to Rashid Engineer in connection with a terror funding case, adding that this is a proud and emotional moment for him.

“This is both an emotional and proud moment,” Abrar said on Tuesday.

He further stated, “More than us, people who came out in his support and people who voted for him will be happy today.”

“By tomorrow the release order copy should come and then he will be released. We are hopeful that he will get permanent bail. We thank the judiciary,” he added.

Chief Spokesperson of Awami Itihaad Party (AIP), Jammu and Kashmir, Inam Un Nabi said “We had applied for regular bail first. Later, we applied for interim bail on 5th September with reference to the judgement of Supreme Court on Arvind Kejriwal. The court has given relief today.”

Earlier today, Delhi’s special NIA court granted interim bail to parliamentarian Rashid Engineer in connection with a terror funding case. The interim bail has been granted till October 2, 2024, by the court, which directed him to surrender on October 3 before the concerned jail. By the order, the court allow him to campaign for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.

Rashid Engineer had filed a bail application requesting interim bail for three months, while his regular bail application remains pending before the same court, with an order expected on September 11.

Engineer Rashid, who was arrested in connection with a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case, has submitted a second regular bail application in Delhi’s Patiala House court.

Earlier, the same court had granted Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, a two-hour custody parole on July 5 to allow him to take the oath as a Member of Parliament.

In 2005, Engineer Rashid was arrested by the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Srinagar for allegedly supporting militants and was held for three months and 17 days. He faced charges of anti-national activities and was incarcerated in Cargo, Humhama, and Raj Bagh prisons. However, the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Srinagar later dropped all charges against him on humanitarian grounds.

In August 2019, Rashid was again arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). During his incarceration, he filed his nomination for the 2024 parliamentary elections from jail and won by a margin of 204,000 votes, defeating former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (ANI)