SRINAGAR: A court in Srinagar on Tuesday refused to grant bail to Peoples Democratic Party Leader Waheed Parra, observing that if personal liberty and the security of state are pitted against each other, the latter will prevail, reported Bar and Bench. The PDP leader has been charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
Parra was detained on January 9 by the Criminal Investigation Department (Kashmir) and brought from Jammu on a transit remand, after his release by a National Investigation Agency court. He was then produced before a court in Jammu which remanded him to police custody.
On Tuesday, the Special National Investigation Agency Court observed that Parra is an influential person who won District Development Council polls even when he was in jail, indicating that he could tamper with evidence and influence witnesses if released on bail. (PTK)
