Delhi HC grants interim bail to Engineer Rashid to attend father’s funeral
The Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to Engineer Rashid to attend his father's funeral. Rashid, who is in Tihar Jail for a terror-funding case, is allowed to leave jail under strict conditions. He must be accompanied by police and is restricted in his movements while visiting Srinagar.
- ▪The interim bail is granted until June 2, 2026.
- ▪Rashid's father passed away on May 17, 2026, while undergoing treatment at AIIMS.
- ▪Rashid has been in Tihar Jail since 2019 for allegedly funding separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
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The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 18, 2026) granted interim bail till June 2 to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who is lodged in Tihar Jail in a terror-funding case, following his father’s demise.A Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain directed that Rashid be accompanied by at least two police officials in plainclothes from the moment he leaves the jail until his return from Srinagar.The court allowed him to visit the burial ground or any other place of worship, but restricted his movement to his residence in Srinagar and Langate, preventing him from travelling elsewhere.Rashid’s father, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS, passed away on the intervening night of Sunday (May 17, 2026) and Monday (May 18).The court further ordered that…
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