Court grants bail, remand through WhatsApp video-call

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 30: Hearing cases through WhatsApp video-calls in order to avoid assembly of people, Jammu district court today granted bail and remand in two cases.
Special Judge NIA/POTA/ TADA Court Subash C Gupta granted 15 days judicial remand of Shakir Bashir, Peer Tariq Ahmed, lnsha Jan, Mohd Abass and Waiz ul Islam, who were arrested by the NIA in a case relating to martyrdom of 40 CRPF men.
The court also granted default bail of Mashood Ahmed, Mohd Jaffer, Liyaqat Ali and Kousar Hussain, who were allegedly involved in Kishtwar militancy case as police failed to produce challan in time.