Prayagraj, Sep 1 (TIWN) The Allahabad High Court Tuesday granted bail to Dr. Kafeel Khan of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur who has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA)and is lodged in Mathura jail since his arrest in January this year.

Notably, the order comes days after the Supreme Court asked the High Court to decide and dispose of the petition related to the release of Dr Kafeel Khan in 15 days. Khan was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in January from Mumbai after he allegedly made inflammatory statements at the Aligarh Muslim University during a protest against the CAA on December 12, 2019. He was on February 14, 2020, charged under the National Security Act. (ANI)