India, June 13 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday sought the National Investigation Agency (NIA)'s response to an appeal filed by Irfan Khan, a key accused in the 2022 murder of Amravati pharmacist Umesh Kolhe, challenging a trial court order that refused to discharge him from charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other offences.

A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Kamal Khata issued notice to the NIA and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.

Khan, who was arrested on July 2, 2022, is among the accused arraigned by the NIA in the high-profile case. According to the agency, he allegedly instigated and supported the assailants who killed Kolhe and was associated with a group whose members were...