Ashoka varsity professor gets interim bail, released from Sonepat jail

Ashoka University's Associate Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad was released from Sonepat district jail on Thursday evening. Advocate Kapil Dev Balyan stated that Professor Khan was released on a Rs 1 lakh surety bail bond with two sureties. After his release, the professor left the district jail accompanied by some family members.

He was arrested for reportedly making remarks about Operation Sindoor on social media platforms. The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Professor Khan on Wednesday, but its orders reached Sonepat late in the evening. As a result, his lawyers completed the necessary legal proceedings today.

The Rai police arrested Professor Ali Khan on Sunday morning after registering two cases: one based on a complaint by Yogesh Jatheri, BJYM general secretary and sarpanch of Jatheri village, and another based on a complaint by Renu Bhatia, chairperson of Haryana State Commission for Women (HSCW). The court sent Professor Ali to judicial custody on Tuesday.