After a Mumbai sessions court granted bail to the arms case accused, people from his hometown were in an upbeat mood
After a Mumbai sessions court granted bail to the arms case accused, people from his hometown were in an upbeat mood
The port town of Bhatkal was in a jubilant mood, after a Mumbai sessions court granted bail to Abdul Samad Bhatkal yesterday.
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The Mumbai ATS had picked up Bhatkal for his alleged role in an arms case, from Mangalore's Bajpe airport on May 25.
Samad family sympathisers were overjoyed when news channels flashed the news.
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| People in Bhatkal town were out on the roads, celebrating and seen distributing sweets. |
People were out on the roads, celebrating and were seen distributing sweets. Bhatkal's family members, who are in Mumbai to secure his release, were flooded with calls.
"We are so happy that we are planning to celebrate it inu00a0 a big way after his release," Inayath, a close family friend of Samad said.
Samad was granted bail with a cash surety of Rs 25,000 with the condition of furnishing the latest address and telephone numbers to the investigating officer.
The court has directed Samad to deposit his passport with the investigating officer and asked not to lave the country without permission.
Samad had approached the session's court earlier this month, seeking bail in connection with the arms case on the grounds that there were no serious allegations against him.
Seeking his bail, Samad's advocate Mubin Solkar on Monday had argued that there wasn't a single reference to Samad in any of the case papers and that the ATS had not produced any material on the basis of which they suddenly arrested him last month from Mangalore Airport.
After the argument, Judge S L Pathan reserved the verdict till next day and finally granted the bail yesterday. After the completion of documentation, Samad is expected to be released today.
u00a0The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested Abdul Samad Bhatkal from Mangalore.
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Acting on a tip-off from intelligence agencies, Samad was arrested at Mangalore's Bajpe airport shortly after he arrived from Dubai on 25 May 2010.
