Engineer Rashid gets interim bail for father’s post-death rituals
Engineer Rashid, a member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir, has been granted interim bail by the Delhi high court to attend his father's post-death rituals. The bail is effective from June 25 to June 30, following an earlier interim bail granted until June 2. Rashid has been in custody for over six years under allegations related to terrorism financing.
- ▪The Delhi high court granted Engineer Rashid interim bail until June 2 after his father's death.
- ▪He has been in jail for over six years since his arrest in 2019 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- ▪The court allowed him to attend post-death rituals from June 25 to June 30 with police supervision.
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Engineer Rashid gets interim bail for father’s post-death ritualsOn May 18, the high court granted the member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla interim bail until June 2 after his father’s deathPublished on: May 26, 2026 2:47 PM ISTBy Shruti KakkarShare viaCopy link The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Abdul Rashid Sheikh, the member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, from June 25 to June 30 to enable him to attend his father’s post-death rituals.Engineer Rashid has been in jail for over six years. (PTI)A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain directed Rashid to surrender on June 2 upon the expiry of his current interim bail period.
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