New Delhi, February 17 A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to all 12 individuals accused of pelting stones during a demolition drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Turkman Gate last month.
Additional Sessions Judge Bhupinder Singh granted bail to Mohammad Kaif, Mohammad Kashif, Mohammad Ubaidullah, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Adnan, Sameer Hussain, Mohammad Naved, Mohammad Athar, Mohammad Areeb, Mohammad Aadil, Amir Hamza, and Adnan, each on a bail bond of Rs 50,000.
A detailed order is awaited.
On January 24, a separate sessions court granted bail to Ubaidullah after the Delhi High Court overturned the initial bail order on January 20 and sent it back to the sessions court.
The case pertains to violence during an anti-encroachment drive near the mosque in the Ramlila Maidan area on the intervening night of January 6 and 7. Police said rumors were spread on social media that the mosque opposite Turkman Gate was being demolished, prompting people to gather at the spot.
It has been alleged that around 150-200 people hurled stones and glass bottles at the police and MCD personnel. Six police officers, including the area's station house officer, were injured.