Overview
- His release, expected early Tuesday, was finalized around 12:20 pm after lawyers cleared about ₹8,000 in pending fines and jail authorities completed verification.
- Police enforced prohibitory orders near Sitapur jail, used drones for surveillance, and challaned vehicles as hundreds of SP workers gathered to greet him.
- Traveling to Rampur, the 77-year-old thanked well-wishers, said he would focus on his health, dismissed talk of joining the BSP, and a day later reaffirmed his association with the Samajwadi Party.
- Akhilesh Yadav hailed the outcome and pledged that a future SP government would withdraw what it calls false cases against Khan, a stance echoed by Shivpal Singh Yadav.
- The bail followed recent court orders in two matters—Quality Bar on September 18 and a Dungarpur eviction-linked case on September 10—while multiple convictions remain under appeal and police records cite 111 cases against him.