LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- Farhana, an accused in the Sambhal violence of November 24, 2024, walked out of Moradabad jail, a free woman, on Thursday, after the court of Sambhal chief judicial magistrate (CJM) ordered her release on Wednesday. She has spent the last 87 days in prison, confirmed prosecution officials on Thursday.

Farzana was among the 79 people, including four women, arrested in connection with the violence in Sambhal town.

The officials said the court allowed the release of the woman under provision of section 189 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which was earlier section 169 of old Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), for release of the accused when police could not find any evidence or reasons behind suspecting involve...