Rashid has actually remained in prison given that 2019 following his apprehension by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2017 fear financing situation
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New Delhi: Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid left of Tihar Jail on Wednesday, a day after a court below provided him acting bond till October 2 in a fear financing situation to make sure that he can project in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly surveys.
Rashid has actually remained in prison given that 2019 following his apprehension by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2017 fear financing situation.
VIDEO CLIP|Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla Engineer Rashid goes out of Tihar Jail, a day after he was approved acting bond in a fear financing situation.
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”Rashid was released from the jail at 4.15 pm,” said a senior prison official.
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Baramulla.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections are scheduled to be held in three phases — September 18, September 25 and October 1. The results will be declared on October 8.
Rashid’s outfit Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) is contesting the assembly elections.
Earlier in the day, Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh ordered Rashid’s release on interim bail on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and one surety of the like amount. He also imposed certain conditions on him, including that he would not speak to the media about the case.