Shimla/Nahan, June 17 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted interim bail to BJP state president Dr Rajiv Bindal and former minister and sitting Paonta Sahib MLA Chaudhary Sukhram in a case registered under serious charges including attempt to murder.
The court of Justice Virender Singh passed the order on Tuesday granting interim relief to both leaders till June 24, when the next hearing will take place.
The case stems from a protest held last week in Majra area of Paonta Sahib, after a local girl went missing with a boy from another community.
The incident was allegedly given a communal colour, with slogans and allegations linking it to 'love jihad'. The BJP leaders had joined the protest seeking the girl's recovery.
During th...