NIA seeks special court for LS MP Engineer Rashid’s case
3 weeks, 5 days ago

NIA seeks special court for LS MP Engineer Rashid’s case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday informed the Patiala House court that it is seeking approval from the Delhi high court to designate a special NIA court for handling cases involving MPs and MLAs. The move comes in the context of Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, being an accused in the Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case. Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing as special public prosecutor for the NIA, informed the court that a letter will be sent to the Delhi high court within ten days, requesting the special designation. Engineer Rashid’s counsel, advocate Vikhyat Oberoi, urged the court to expedite the interim bail decision, pending for months.

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Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today sought a response from Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik and others on a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation to transfer the trial in two cases from Jammu to New Delhi. During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that Malik need not be physically taken to Jammu court for trial …

Engineer Rashid seeks bail to attend Winter Session of Parliament
4 weeks ago

Engineer Rashid seeks bail to attend Winter Session of Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, also known as Engineer Rashid, has filed an application in Delhi's Patiala House Court seeking interim bail to attend the ongoing Winter Session of parliament. Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra appeared on behalf of the NIA, while advocate Vikhyat Oberoi, representing Engineer Rashid, noted that the bail plea has been pending for 2-3 months. While …

With folded hands, Engineer Rashid seeks interim bail to attend Parliament
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

With folded hands, Engineer Rashid seeks interim bail to attend Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid on Monday moved the Patiala House court in New Delhi, seeking interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend the ongoing winter session of Parliament. After Rashid urged the principal district and sessions judge, Vimal Kumar Yadav, to grant him reprieve, the court asked the National Investigation Agency to file a response by November …

Delhi court to hear Engineer Rashid's bail plea in terror funding case tomorrow
1 month ago

Delhi court to hear Engineer Rashid's bail plea in terror funding case tomorrow

India Today  

A Delhi court is set to pronounce its decision on Thursday regarding the transfer of the terror funding case against Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as 'Engineer Rashid', to a special MP/MLA court. The National Investigation Agency, which filed the case against Engineer Rashid in connection with alleged terror funding dating back to 2017, has opposed the jurisdiction transfer plea. …

Special NIA court issues warrant for Pragya Singh Thakur in Malegaon blast case
1 month, 1 week ago

Special NIA court issues warrant for Pragya Singh Thakur in Malegaon blast case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special National Investigation Agency court issued a fresh bailable warrant on November 13 against Pragya Singh Thakur, the primary accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, after she failed to appear for final arguments. BJP's Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Special Sessions Judge Lahoti issued a ₹10,000 bailable warrant after Thakur failed to comply with last week's directive to …

Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid Surrenders in Tihar Jail
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid Surrenders in Tihar Jail

Deccan Chronicle  

Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid has surrendered before authorities in Tihar Jail. He reached the jail premises at noon after the end of his interim bail hearing, which was adjourned. Rashid has been lodged in Tihar jail since 2019 after the NIA arrested him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2017 terror funding case.

NIA Files 17 Appeals to Challenge Kerala High Court Order on PFI Members
2 months ago

NIA Files 17 Appeals to Challenge Kerala High Court Order on PFI Members

Deccan Chronicle  

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed 17 separate appeals regarding the Kerala High Court order granting bail to 17 members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI). The high court's order imposed stringent conditions on their bail, including sharing mobile numbers and real-time GPS locations with the investigating officer, surrendering passports, and remaining within Kerala.

The Hindu Morning Digest, October 2, 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, October 2, 2024

The Hindu  

Iran fires missiles at Israel, warns against retaliation Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River Valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. After 7-year probe, CBI files closure report in cheating …

After Sajad Lone’s ‘not in jail’ jibe, Engineer Rashid threatens to file case
3 months ago

After Sajad Lone’s ‘not in jail’ jibe, Engineer Rashid threatens to file case

The Hindu  

Awami Ittehad Party chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also a Member of Parliament, and J&K Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone exchanged barbs on Tuesday over the former’s release on bail. Addressing an election rally in Kupwara district, hometown of both Mr. Lone and Mr. Rashid, the MP countered the remarks made by the JKPC chief about his bail and threatened to …

Engineer Rashid Walks Out Of Tihar Jail, Vows To 'Fight Against Modi's Narrative Of Naya Kashmir': WATCH
3 months, 1 week ago

Engineer Rashid Walks Out Of Tihar Jail, Vows To 'Fight Against Modi's Narrative Of Naya Kashmir': WATCH

ABP News  

Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, walked out of Tihar Jail on Wednesday after a Delhi court granted him interim bail till October 2. VIDEO | Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Engineer Rashid walks out of Tihar Jail, a day after he was granted interim bail in a terror funding …

Out on bail, Engineer Rashid vows to fight against PM Modi's ‘Naya Kashmir narrative’
3 months, 1 week ago

Out on bail, Engineer Rashid vows to fight against PM Modi's ‘Naya Kashmir narrative’

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, walked out of Tihar Jail on Wednesday after being granted interim bail by a Delhi court. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Upon his release, Rashid pledged to continue his political fight, focusing on what he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s failed narrative of "Naya Kashmir." {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} …

Engineer Rashid gets interim bail for campaigning in J&K assembly elections
3 months, 1 week ago

Engineer Rashid gets interim bail for campaigning in J&K assembly elections

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has granted interim bail to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid till October 2. Rashid, who defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Baramulla Lok Sabha elections, sought the bail to campaign in the upcoming Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections. Rashid had submitted a request for interim bail, seeking a three-month release while his …

Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid Gets Interim Bail To Campaign For J&K Polls
3 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid Gets Interim Bail To Campaign For J&K Polls

News 18  

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted interim bail till October 2 to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Baramulla. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh granted the relief to Rashid, who had moved the court …

Engineer Rashid granted two-hour parole by Delhi court to take oath as MP on July 5
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Engineer Rashid granted two-hour parole by Delhi court to take oath as MP on July 5

India TV News  

Delhi's Patiala House Court on Tuesday granted two hours custody parole to Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rashid to take oath as MP on July 5 in Parliament. The National Investigation Agency on Monday gave its consent for jailed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, known as Engineer Rashid, to take oath as MP. Rashid, who has been arrested in a 2017 Jammu …

NIA allows Engineer Rashid to take oath as MP, court order likely today
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA allows Engineer Rashid to take oath as MP, court order likely today

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has consented to allow jailed Baramulla MP-elect Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, to take oath on the condition that he does not interact with the media. Abdullah, while congratulating the winner, had at the time sought Rashid’s release, saying, “It is unfortunate that people of Baramulla won’t have their representative in the Parliament.” …

NIA Gives Conditional Nod For Jailed Kashmiri Leader Engineer Rashid's Oath As MP, Know What The Terms Are
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA Gives Conditional Nod For Jailed Kashmiri Leader Engineer Rashid's Oath As MP, Know What The Terms Are

ABP News  

New Delhi, Jul 1 Jailed Kashmiri leader and newly elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, is likely to take oath on July 5 after the National Investigation Agency on Monday gave its consent before a special court. Rashid, an Independent MP from Baramulla who has been arrested in a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case, …

Jailed Kashmiri leader Rashid Sheikh moves court seeking bail to take oath as MP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jailed Kashmiri leader Rashid Sheikh moves court seeking bail to take oath as MP

Op India  

Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who has been elected as an MP from Kashmir’s Baramulla has approached Delhi’s Patiala House court for interim bail to take oath as the Member of Parliament. Engineer Rashid has defeated former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 2,04,142 votes. His counsel …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ab Rashid Sheikh, aka Er Rashid, defeats Omar Abdullah from Delhi’s Tihar Jail. Who is he?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ab Rashid Sheikh, aka Er Rashid, defeats Omar Abdullah from Delhi’s Tihar Jail. Who is he?

Live Mint  

Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh won comfortably in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 from Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency on Tuesday, June 4. Sheikh, also known as Engineer Rashid, polled 454950 votes in North Kashmir's Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency. Case in which Engineer Rashid is arrested In 2019, the National Investigation Agency arrested Abdul Rashid on terror funding charges. Engineer …

BJP MLA Sadhvi Pragya directed to attend court proceedings
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP MLA Sadhvi Pragya directed to attend court proceedings

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special NIA court on Monday directed BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, to appear in court from April 20 onwards. The trial court is currently in the process of recording statements from the accused under section 313 of the CrPC, providing them with an opportunity to address …

Special NIA Court Cancels Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case
9 months ago

Special NIA Court Cancels Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case

Live Law  

The Special NIA Court on Friday cancelled the bailable warrant it issued against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, a prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case, after she appeared before the court. Considering Thakur's “ill-health” and after perusing her “medical papers,” the court cancelled the bailable warrant. Pragya Singh Thakur, who is currently serving as a BJP Member of …

NIA Court Directs Appearance Of BJP MP Pragya Thakur In Connection With Malegaon Blast Case, Warns Of 'Necessary Steps' On Failure To Comply
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA Court Directs Appearance Of BJP MP Pragya Thakur In Connection With Malegaon Blast Case, Warns Of 'Necessary Steps' On Failure To Comply

Live Law  

A special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai recently directed BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, to appear before it starting from Tuesday for the recording of statements. Thakur, along with eleven others, is facing trial in the case under various sections of IPC, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Explosive Substances Act, Indian Arms …

MP: 3 suspected ISIS members arrested in Jabalpur, sent to NIA custody
1 year, 6 months ago

MP: 3 suspected ISIS members arrested in Jabalpur, sent to NIA custody

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency along with Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad raided 13 locations in Jabalpur late night on Friday and arrested three alleged members of an ISIS-linked terror module, officials said. According to a senior police officer, NIA found evidence regarding the connection of three persons, namely Syed Mamoor Ali, Mohammad Adil Khan and Mohammad Shahid, with the Islamic terrorist …

NIA Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case
1 year, 6 months ago

NIA Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case

Live Law  

The National Investigation Agency has moved the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik who was convicted in connection with a terror funding case.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh will hear the matter on Monday. Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special NIA court in May last year. …

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA’s Response On Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan’s Appeal Against Framing Of Charges In Terror Funding Case
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA’s Response On Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan’s Appeal Against Framing Of Charges In Terror Funding Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the National Investigation Agency in the appeal moved by separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan challenging the trial court order framing charges against him in a UAPA case of alleged terror funding.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh issued notice on Khan’s appeal against the trial court order …

Bombay High Court issues notice to NIA to reply to Surendra Gadling’s appeal in Bhima Koregaon case
1 year, 11 months ago

Bombay High Court issues notice to NIA to reply to Surendra Gadling’s appeal in Bhima Koregaon case

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency to file a reply in the appeal rejecting the default bail of advocate Surendra Gadling, accused in the Bhima Koregaon caste violence case of 2018. Naik was hearing a criminal appeal filed by Mr. Gadling, who was arrested on June 6, 2018 and is currently lodged at …

Former PFI chief moves Delhi HC for bail, told to approach trial court first
2 years, 2 months ago

Former PFI chief moves Delhi HC for bail, told to approach trial court first

Firstpost  

Justice Mendiratta also said that this court does not have the jurisdiction to deal with the matter and therefore no interim orders can be passed New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked former Popular Front of India chief and founding president of Social Democratic Party of India Erappungal Abubacker to approach the trial court first for bail. The …

HC asks NBDSA, news channel, anchor to respond to activist’s plea for apology
2 years, 3 months ago

HC asks NBDSA, news channel, anchor to respond to activist’s plea for apology

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the News Broadcasters and Digital Standards Authority, a news channel and a TV news anchor to respond to activist Shehla Rashid’s plea seeking an apology for airing a news programme insinuating her involvement in anti-national activities. Justice Yashwant Varma issued notices to NBDSA, News Broadcasters and Digital Association, Zee News and its former …

Explained: The 2017 terror-funding case in which Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik is sentenced to life
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: The 2017 terror-funding case in which Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik is sentenced to life

Firstpost  

The JKLF chief Yasin MaliK had been charged under the UAPA for committing a terrorist act, raising funds for terrorism, being a member of a terrorist group and part of a criminal conspiracy, and sedition A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to life in prison in a 2017 terror funding case. The NIA arrested over …

NIA court orders Bharadwaj’s release on ₹50,000 cash surety
3 years ago

NIA court orders Bharadwaj’s release on ₹50,000 cash surety

Hindustan Times  

A special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai on Wednesday ordered activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case, be released from jail after furnishing a surety amount of ₹50,000. Bharadwaj, who was arrested in 2018, is currently at the Byculla women’s prison in Mumbai The development came a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the NIA’s …

Special NIA Court Rejects Interim Bail Pleas Of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha
3 years, 4 months ago

Special NIA Court Rejects Interim Bail Pleas Of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha

Live Law  

The Special NIA Court has rejected temporary bail pleas of professor Anand Teltumbde and journalist Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad caste violence Case. The pleas were filed pursuant to directions from the jail administration asking all inmates above 60 years to apply for interim bail due to the pandemic. Special Public Prosecutor Prakash Shetty claimed …

Advocate Gadling, accused in Bhima Koregaon case, moves HC for bail
3 years, 5 months ago

Advocate Gadling, accused in Bhima Koregaon case, moves HC for bail

The Hindu  

Advocate Surendra Gadling, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon caste violence case, recently moved the Bombay High Court in appeal against the rejection of his temporary bail application. After two days, he filed the temporary bail before the special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai. The court could have considered the plea of the Appellant for a lesser period, if …

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