Two days after his arrest, Abid Ali alias Asad Ali, an alleged Pakistani national, was released on bail by the SDM court in Roorkee on Monday. Ali was arrested by Roorkee police on Saturday as a “preventive measure” following an Uttarakhand HC order of December 11. An alleged spy from Lahore, Ali was arrested by Haridwar police and acquitted in 2013 by the second additional sessions judge in Haridwar. The High Court on December 11 ordered action against the judge and the then Haridwar SSP Rajeev Swaroop for acting against the country’s interest. “I am looking at the legal aspect and will file my reply in court accordingly,” Swaroop said.

Source: Indian Express December 18, 2017 22:18 UTC