Rohtak, May 23 -- Ashoka University associate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad was released from Sonepat district jail on Thursday evening, a day after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail.

Khan, who heads the political science department at Ashoka University in Sonepat, was arrested on May 18 over a social media post regarding "Operation Sindoor"

Kapil Balyan, one of the advocates representing Khan at the Sonepat district court, said that he was released on a Rs.1 lakh surety bail bond with two sureties.

"Around 4.55 pm, the associate professor was released from the district jail. He left along with family members and some colleagues," Balyan added.

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