New Delhi, March 7 -- Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Friday granted 15 days of interim bail to Shahrukh Pathan on the grounds of his father's hospitalization. He has been granted bail to take care of his ailing father.

Shahrukh Pathan is facing trial in two riot cases. He is accused of aiming a pistol at police constable Deepak Dahiya during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots and has been in custody since March 3, 2020.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai granted interim bail to Shahrukh Pathan (alias Khan) for 15 days after considering the medical records of his father and other facts.

"Looking into the medical condition of the father of the applicant/accused and the fact that the presence of applicant is necessary for taking care...