Mohali, Nov. 13 -- A special NIA court in Mohali has dismissed the fifth bail application of an Amritsar man accused of channelising Rs.52 lakh generated from heroin sales and transferring another Rs.6 lakh to a gold exchange account allegedly operated by members of a terrorist outfit.

Special NIA judge Dinesh Kumar Wadhwa rejected Satpal Singh's plea, holding that the allegations prima facie attracted Sections 27-A and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The court also cited the statutory restrictions on bail under Section 37 of the Act, the gravity of the allegations and the accused's alleged role in financing drug trafficking.

The case originated from an FIR registered at the Tarsikka police station in Am...