He was released on bail after 42 days, but the police has added Section 124A dealing with sedition in the charge sheet, lawyer Qazi Ahmed, who argued the bail case, told PTI. I was told by the police officer that I would be released in a few hours,” Tyagi told reporters here yesterday. In the second hearing, the plea for bail was simply dismissed on grounds that the ‘matter is serious’ Subsequently, he had to spent 42 days in Muzaffarnagar jail. Addl SP (City) Muzaffarnagar, Omvir Singh, said he was not aware of the case as he had joined after April. I never imagined sharing opinions on social media will bring me to this pass.

Source: The Hindu October 11, 2017 08:01 UTC