Jammu, July 14 -- A Special NIA Court in Jammu has observed that the arrest and custodial interrogation of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and designated terrorist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed are necessary for a "fair, complete and effective investigation" in a terror-related case, and has accordingly issued an open-dated non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him.

Special Judge Prem Sagar passed the order on an application moved by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) seeking issuance of a non-bailable warrant against Hafiz Saeed, who has been arrayed as accused No. 8 in the FIR.

The court observed that the accused's arrest and custodial interrogation were essential to ensure a fa...