Overview

• Harpreet Singh Talwar, accused in the ₹21,000 crore Mundra heroin haul, reported that his children faced bullying and threats after media coverage of NIA's terror-financing allegations.
• The Supreme Court, led by Justice Surya Kant, affirmed that family members of accused individuals should not suffer and reiterated impartiality in decision-making based solely on case records.
• The NIA continues to argue that proceeds from the heroin haul were linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and used to fund terror attacks, including one in Pahalgam, despite the defense disputing any concrete evidence of such links.
• Defense counsel Aryam Sundaram strongly objected to the allegations, asserting there is no documented proof connecting Talwar to terror financing activities.
• Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati assured the Court that law enforcement would ensure the safety of Talwar’s children if they faced threats.