Haridwar, March 19 -- Former Khanpur MLA and BJP leader Kunwar Pranav Singh 'Champion', who is under judicial custody on charges of firing at the office of Khanpur MLA Umesh Kumar, received significant relief today as the Haridwar Court granted him bail.

Speaking to media persons here, today, Champion's lawyers, Gopal Chaturvedi and Rakesh Singh, confirmed the development, stating that the bail plea was heard earlier in the day, and the decision was announced in the evening. It is also learnt that Umesh Kumar's lawyer Uttam Singh Chauhan had opposed the removal of Section 109 of BNS in the chargesheet filed against Champion and its conversion to Section 110 of BNS. It may be reminded here that Section 109 is related to Attempt to Murder ...