The North News
New Delhi , May 21
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested for a Facebook post related to Operation Sindoor. While the Supreme Court declined to stay the two FIRs filed against Khan by Haryana Police, it directed the Director General of Police (Haryana) to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) comprising three IPS officers from outside Haryana and Delhi. The team must be headed by an Inspector General and include at least one woman officer, the court said in its order.
The Supreme Court Bench ruled that Khan had not demonstrated grounds to halt the investigation but allowed temporary relief through bail, subject to specific restrictions. Among those restrictions, the court barred Khan from posting or speaking publicly about the matter online while the case is under consideration. The court stated that these conditions were necessary to ensure a balanced inquiry into the allegations.
