10 Khairlanji accused granted bail

Ten of the first 28 accused persons arrested in the Khairlanji Dalit carnage were granted bail by the JMFC court at Tumsar in Bhandara district late today evening, following the CBI being unable to file a chargesheet against them.

Lawyer for the accused Neeraj Khandewale said bail was requested on the ground that the CBI had failed to file a chargesheet against them within the stipulated 90-day deadline.

The CBI had chargesheeted only 11 persons in the case against whom there was “cogent, sufficient and strong” evidence, which meant that similar evidence wasn’t available against the remaining 17 accused persons arrested on October 1.