JAMMU, Aug. 25 -- The Court of 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu, presided over by Amit Sharma, on Monday rejected the bail plea of accused Amir Yousaf, charged in connection with the sensational murder of an ATM guard during a failed robbery attempt in 2020.

The incident occurred on 21 January 2020 when accused persons Mohd. Kaif Lone and Vikas Bashir Lone allegedly tried to break into a J&K Bank ATM at Nanak Nagar, Jammu. The ATM guard resisted the attempt and was brutally assaulted, leading to his death on the spot. The prosecution alleged that accused Amir Yousaf and Tahir Taraq waited nearby in an Alto car to facilitate the escape of the main assailants after the crime.

A charge sheet filed in 2021 booked all four accused under Sec...