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Abhijit Iyer is free bird now,Released from Odisha Jail

Bhubaneswar:After being lodged in Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar for 45 days since his arrest on October 23, research scholar Abhijit Iyer Mitra was finally released on Thursday evening. He was granted conditional bail by the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Konark and the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Bhubaneswar earlier in the day.

Both the courts granted bail to Abhijit with a personal bond of Rs 20,000 each with a condition that he would never resort to anti-Odisha remarks in future. The Orissa High Court, while granting bail to Abhijit on Monday had ruled that the two aforesaid lower courts can grant bail to Abhijit on conditions.

Police had admitted Abhijit to the Capital Hospital on December 2 after he had complained about acute stomach pain.

When asked by mediapersons waiting for his Reaction at hospital , a smiling face Iyer-Mitra, said: “Thank you”.

He  headed Straight to the Biju Patnaik International Airport from where he left for Chennai to meet his mother.

“My client would proceed to Chennai to meet his mother,” said Iyer-Mitra’s counsel Nikhil Mehra.

Iyer-Mitra had made an appeal to the Odisha government to accept his apology for hurting the sentiments of the people of Odisha without intention.

Following this, the Odisha government on December 4 decided to withdraw all cases against him.

The Odisha Assembly had on November 17 pardoned Iyer Mitra after he tendered an unconditional apology for his statement against the state lawmakers.

Iyer Mitra  was languishing in Odisha’s Jharpada jail since his arrest on October 23 for his derogatory remarks over Konark Sun Temple, Odisha and its people.

Notably Iyer Mitra had on September 16 posted a video on Twitter in which he was seen criticizing the Konark temple. Later, he went on making defamatory remarks against Odia culture and lawmakers.

Following the incident, two separate cases were registered against him. Iyer Mitra was arrested on October 23 after his bail plea was rejected in the Supreme Court.