MP Er Rashid gets bail till 2 June after death of his father in AIIMS

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail till June 2 to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, who is lodged in prison in a terror-funding case, following his father’s demise.

A bench of Justices Prathiba Singh and Madhu Jain said during the interim bail period, Rashid shall always be accompanied by at least two police officials in plainclothes, who shall remain with him from the beginning of the journey from Tihar Jail until his return from Srinagar.

He shall be permitted to visit the burial ground or any other place of worship, but shall not be permitted to move anywhere else, the bench ordered.

Rashid sought interim bail on the grounds that his father, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS, passed away on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

He said interim bail was needed to conduct the burial, carry out the customary rites and perform various other ceremonies.

“Accordingly, due to the demise of the appellant’s father, interim bail is granted to the appellant until June 2, 2026,” the court ordered.

He has been lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2019 after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested him in the 2017 case.

Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, 85, father of jailed Baramulla Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, passed away late last night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi following a prolonged illness.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing away of Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of Member of Parliament Er. Rashid and MLA Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, who breathed his last at AIIMS, New Delhi, after a prolonged illness.

Khazir Mohammad Sheikh was 85 years old.

The Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. He also prayed for strength and courage to the family to bear this irreparable loss.