SAHIL BHAT
NOV 6: Following the alleged attack by some inmates in Tihar, Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, has been shifted from Jail Number 3 to Jail Number 1 by the authorities.
It is learnt that Rashid was transferred from Jail Number 3 to Jail Number 1 as a precautionary measure after the alleged attack.
Also, sources suggest, former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia was lodged in the same cell while he was booked under the Delhi Excise Policy scam in 2023.
Surveillance has been ensured with regular checks with the assistance of CCTV cameras installed around his ward. Warders have been asked to monitor each and every the situation.
Notably, Er Rashid, has been transferred to Tihar’s oldest Jail Number 1, where he is alone in a separate cell of Ward Number 9.
Pertinent to mention, MP Rashid who has been lodged in Tihar Jail since 2019, was assaulted by some inmates and had sustained a minor injury. This incident took place at the end of August.
Rashid later apprised about his “narrow escape” during a meeting with his lawyer, Javeed Hubbi, in September.
Er Rashid has been booked in terror funding case.
