PDP leader Waheed Parra remanded in 15-day NIA custody

PDP leader Waheed Parra was remanded in 15 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody on Friday following his arrest earlier this week for allegedly conspiring with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists to get their support during the 2019 parliamentary elections. Parra was taken to Jammu and produced before a designated NIA court in a probe regarding his alleged "close links" with Irfan Shafi Mir. NIA produced Parra at a Delhi court on Thursday and sought a transit remand for his production before a designated court in Jammu, officials added. According to officials, the NIA came across phone records of Mir which showed that he was in close contact with Parra.