JAMMU, Aug. 3 -- A Special NIA Court in Jammu has rejected the bail application of Syed Munir-ul-Hassan Qadri, an accused in the 2016 Nagrota Army Camp terror attack case, observing that the seriousness of the allegations, prima facie material and the possibility of influencing key witnesses did not justify his release at this stage.

Special Judge NIA Cases, Jammu, Prem Sagar dismissed the bail plea after considering the arguments advanced by the defence and the National Investigation Agency.

The case relates to the November 29, 2016 armed attack on an Army camp near Baleeni Bridge in Nagrota, Jammu, in which seven Army personnel were killed and government property was damaged. According to the prosecution, the attack was carried out by t...