Two of the 12 accused in the Vijayawada terror link case have received conditional bail, days after a special court set up under the aegis of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate terror cases granted a similar bail to the accused in the case.
Vijayawada accused defence counsel Abdus Saleem claimed Tuesday was the date of the release of Sayeeda Begum from the special women’s prison in Rajamahendravaram. Shadman Dilkash, another accused person, was released from the same prison on Monday.
Both of them were in the list of 12 persons arrested in Andhra Pradesh Police’s counter-intelligence cell’s multi-jurisdictional arrest during on March 24. The group, allegedly linked with Al Malik Islamic Youth had reportedly connections with banned terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
Sayeeda Begum is a domestic helper from Hyderabad, NEET aspirant Shadman Dilkash came from Patna in Bihar. Both were arraigned for the case.
Their lawyer said that they had been granted a default bail by the special NIA court, after 180 days of the statutory probe period, without any charge sheets against them. Prosecutors contended the investigating agency didn’t have enough evidence to prove both accused with the offences.
Both got the instructions to provide personal bonds of Rs 50,000 and two sureties, as part of the bail condition. Begum has to report at NIA office in Hyderabad once a month, whereas Dilkash has been instructed to attend the NIA office in Patna.
The case is ongoing and the remaining defendant(s) are being prosecuted.