Kolkata, West Bengal: Calcutta High Court on Monday gave conditional bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Asansol mayor Jitendra Tiwari on a personal bond of ₹ 50,000.
The conditional bail has been given on the grounds that Tiwari cannot enter the Asansol Municipal Corporation area, and has to appear before the police every week.
West Bengal Police on March 18 arrested Tiwari in connection with a stampede, which claimed lives of three people during a blanket distribution program in December.
Tiwari was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Yamuna Expressway by officials of the Asansol Durgapur Commissionerate.
Notably, on December 14, a stampede took place in the Asansol district during a blanket distribution ceremony featuring the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari.
Last year, a team from Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate reached Tiwari’s residence to investigate the December 14 stampede.
