Suspected Hizbul terrorist granted bail
18 May 2013 7:23 AM IST
Suspected Hizbul militant Liaquat Shah, arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in the capital, was on Friday granted bail by a special NIA court.
District Judge IS Mehta enlarged Shah on bail on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 with a surety of the like amount. The court imposed several conditions on Shah while granting him bail and directed him not to leave the country without its prior permission. Shah was arrested on 20 March while crossing the Indo-Nepal border in Gorakhpur with his family.
Shah had said that he had come to surrender under the Jammu and Kashmir government’s rehabilitation policy. Delhi police, which arrested him soon after he had crossed the border, alleged that Shah was involved in the conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in the capital ahead of Holi.
Shah’s counsel Asim Ali had told the court that his client was accompanied with his wife and children when he was arrested and the probe agency has not been able to establish his links with any crime. Regarding the alleged recovery of arms and ammunition from Jama Masjid area here, the counsel had said that it was not recovered at his instance as alleged by the special cell. He had also said that no substantial evidence has been found against Shah during the investigation till date.
District Judge IS Mehta enlarged Shah on bail on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 with a surety of the like amount. The court imposed several conditions on Shah while granting him bail and directed him not to leave the country without its prior permission. Shah was arrested on 20 March while crossing the Indo-Nepal border in Gorakhpur with his family.
Shah had said that he had come to surrender under the Jammu and Kashmir government’s rehabilitation policy. Delhi police, which arrested him soon after he had crossed the border, alleged that Shah was involved in the conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in the capital ahead of Holi.
Shah’s counsel Asim Ali had told the court that his client was accompanied with his wife and children when he was arrested and the probe agency has not been able to establish his links with any crime. Regarding the alleged recovery of arms and ammunition from Jama Masjid area here, the counsel had said that it was not recovered at his instance as alleged by the special cell. He had also said that no substantial evidence has been found against Shah during the investigation till date.
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