Overview
- An Allahabad High Court order on September 25 granted bail in the Gangsters Act case, removing the final barrier to his release.
- He exited Maharajganj jail on Tuesday evening after a brief delay when the release order was mistakenly routed to Kanpur first.
- Jail officials said he had been held since December 2, 2022 in about 10 cases, and his seven-year sentence in a Kanpur arson and land-grab case is being challenged on appeal.
- Supporters gathered outside the jail to welcome him, and Solanki described his release as a “victory of justice.”
- His brother Rizwan was freed from Kanpur jail a day earlier after similar bail, and anticipated Enforcement Directorate notices did not impede Irfan’s release.