India, Jan. 28 -- prateem.rohanekar@hindustantimes.com

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday granted bail to developer Vimal Jain, arrested in January 2024 for allegedly conspiring and financing the murder of gangster Sumit Yerunkar, who was shot dead in Chunabhatti.

A bench presided over by justice Milind Jadhav granted bail to the developer saying that his incarceration would no longer be required.

Yerunkar was killed on December 24, 2023, in Azad Galli, Chunabhatti, allegedly by his former associates Sunil Patil alias Sunny, Sagar Sawant, Narendra alias Nanya Patil, and Ashutosh alias Babu Devidas Gavand. All the accused used to work under Yerunkar prior to 2016, when he was jailed. They allegedly fired 21 rounds at Yerunkar, kill...