Ajmer: A court on April 21 granted bail to VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) leader Praveen Togadia who was arrested on the charge of violating a ban on distribution of tridents and giving inflammatory speech at a function in Ajmer on April 13.

The bail application of Togadia, who is in judicial custody since April 13, was accepted by the District and Sessions Judge Hari Singh Punia.

The court has ordered conditional release of the VHP leader after furnishing a bond of Rs 40,000, District Collector Niranjan Arya told reporters.

He said the court also asked Togadia not to repeat violation of prohibitory orders and the ban of tridents.

As soon as the judge ordered release of Togadia on bail, VHP and Bajrang Dal activists, who had gathered outside the court, raised slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" and "Togadia tum sangharsh karo hum tumhare saath hain" (Togadia, you fight we are with you).

PTI