STATE TIMES NEWS

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency on Friday sought time to take instructions on the plea of jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid, who sought to attend the upcoming Parliament session in December.

The counsel for the federal agency sought an adjournment to take instructions before Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma, who listed the matter for further proceedings on November 26.

The application filed by advocate Vikhyat Oberoi appearing for Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, on Tuesday had sought interim bail or custody parole on the grounds that Rashid was a parliamentarian and needed to attend the upcoming session to fulfil his public duty.

The court had then sought the agency’s response on the plea.

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