Jaipur, March 8 Monu Manesar, accused in the 2023 Junaid and Nasir murder case, was released from the Sevar Central Jail in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan after spending nearly two and a half years in judicial custody, police said.
The case involves the deaths of Junaid (35) and his cousin Nasir (27), whose charred bodies were found inside a burnt vehicle in the Bhiwani district of Haryana in February 2023.
The two were residents of the Pahadi area, and the case was registered at the Gopalgarh police station. The Pahadi and Gopalgarh areas now fall in the newly created Deeg district, which was previously part of Bharatpur.
The Rajasthan High Court granted Manesar regular bail on March 5, after which he was released on March 7 after completing the necessary legal formalities amid heavy security, police said.
He was escorted out of the jail by police personnel, and a large number of his supporters and vigilantes from Haryana gathered outside the jail during his release.
An additional police force was deployed to maintain law and order.
The families of Junaid and Nasir alleged that the two were kidnapped, assaulted, and murdered by members of the Bajrang Dal, a charge that the outfit denied.
Manesar was accused of conspiracy in the case, and in September 2023, he was taken into custody by the Rajasthan Police after he was arrested by the Haryana Police in connection with communal violence in Nuh.