NIA Court Rejects Bail Plea of Pulwama Attack Accused Insha Jan

A special NIA court here has rejected the bail plea of Insha Jan alias Insha Tariq, an accused in the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel, observing that sufficient material existed on record to presume that the accusations against her were prima facie true. 

In his 15-page order delivered on August 20, Special Judge Prem Sagar held that the statutory bar under Section 43-D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) also operated against the accused and prevented her



release on bail at this stage.

The court also said the medical condition of the accused did not warrant bail. 

"The disease of the applicant/accused is not a life-threatening condition warranting urgent relief," the judge said, but directed jail authorities to ensure all types of medical care to her. 

Importantly, the court clarified that the observations made while deciding the bail plea would not affect the merits of the main criminal trial.