NEW DELHI: JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charge for allegedly raising anti-India slogans at the university campus last month, were on Friday granted interim bail for six months by a Delhi court on ground of parity with Kanhaiya Kumar.
The court observed that the “role attributed” to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar does not appear to be different from the allegations levelled against these two accused.
Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh granted the relief to the duo on furnishing of a personal bond in the sum of Rs 25,000 with one surety of the like amount which was complied with by them and they were ordered to be released till September 19.
Sangeeta Das Gupta and Rajat Dutta, two teachers at JNU's Centre for Historical Studies, stood sureties for Anirban and Umar respectively. >> See details on pg 10
