A Delhi court grants custody parole to Engineer Rashid, who defeated former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, to allow him to take oath as a member of Parliament on July 05. The National Investigation Agency has given consent for Rashid to take the oath, but with certain restrictions such as not speaking or interacting with media and not having access to internet or posting anything on social media. Rashid has been in jail since 2019 and is currently lodged in Tihar jail.