Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- Srinagar- A special NIA court here has rejected the bail plea of Insha Jan, an accused in the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel, observing that there was sufficient material on record to presume that the allegations against her were prima facie true.

In a 15-page order delivered on August 20, Special Judge Prem Sagar held that the statutory bar under Section 43-D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) also applied to Jan, preventing her release on bail at this stage.

Jan, a resident of Harkipora village in Pulwama district, was arrested along with her father Peer Tariq Ahmad Shah on March 3, 2020. She is facing trial under the Ranbir Penal Code, UAPA, Arms Act and Explosive Sub...