A Delhi court on Tuesday granted custody parole to jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid between July 24 and August 4 to attend the monsoon session of Parliament.AdvertisementRashid has been lodged in Tihar jail since 2019 after he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a 2017 terror funding case.Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh granted the custody parole.A detailed order is awaited.The Baramulla MP sought interim bail or custody parole to carry out his duty as a parliamentarian.Custody parole entails a prisoner being escorted by armed police personnel.Rashid’s counsel had earlier submitted his client should be allowed to attend the parliamentary session by granting interim bail.In the alternative, Rashid could be allowed custody parole, without payment of travel costs, the advocate added.The NIA opposed the plea, saying interim bail should not be granted and custody parole could be allowed only after payment of travel expenses.The Baramulla MP, who defeated Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, is facing trial in a terror-funding case with allegations that he funded separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jailed J-K MP Engineer Rashid gets custody parole to attend Parliament
