New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was released on bail after being arrested as part of an investigation linked to alleged misconduct in public office connected to the Epstein files, police confirmed.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police was quoted by the Associated Press as saying, "A 72-year-old man arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released on bail pending further investigation."

The man was not named, in keeping with British police practice. But Mandelson was filmed being led from his London home to a car by plainclothes officers on Monday afternoon.

"He was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday, 23 February and was taken to a London police station ...