India, May 22 -- Ashoka University associate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad has been released from Sonepat district jail after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail on Wednesday.

Mahmudabad, who heads the political science department at Ashoka University, was arrested on May 18 over a social media post regarding "Operation Sindoor," India's military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

The post led to two FIRs filed against him by BJP youth leader Yogesh Jatheri and Haryana State Commission for Women chairperson Renu Bhatia, alleging that his comments promoted enmity and undermined national integrity.

The Supreme Court, while granting bail, criticised Mahmudabad's choice of words and emphasised the need to balance freed...