Delhi court grants bail to woman who threw ink at Kejriwal

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail saying there was no purpose in keeping Bhawna Arora (26) behind bars and granted her bail when she furnished of a bond of Rs 10,000 and a surety of the same sum.

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to a woman who allegedly threw ink at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a ‘thanksgiving’ rally that the Delhi government had organised after the completion of the road rationing scheme.

Bhawna Arora, the woman who threw ink at Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail on Friday. (HT Photo)

The court said there was no purpose in keeping Bhawna Arora (26) behind bars and granted her bail when she furnished of a bond of Rs 10,000 and a surety of the same sum.

“Considering the facts that the applicant has remained in jail since January 18, it appears to me that no useful purpose shall be served by keeping the applicant behind bars...Considering the totality of circumstances, the applicant is admitted to bail,” said additional sessions judge Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal.

Advocate Pradeep Rana, appearing for Arora, said his client accepted that it was not right to throw ink at the head of the state.

The probe agency, however, opposed the bail plea on the ground that the accused committed an offence against the head of state and the matter was still under investigation.