Ludhiana, April 29 -- A local court on Tuesday granted bail to Congress leader Inderjit Singh Indi after he was detained by Division Number 8 police under preventive action.

Indi's counsel informed the court that a plea seeking blanket protection was being moved, citing apprehensions that he could be implicated in additional cases before his scheduled regular bail hearing on April 30.

The case dates back to April 15, when police registered an FIR against Indi for allegedly assaulting a labourer engaged in road construction near Saggu Chowk. He had earlier secured interim bail in that matter.

On Monday, police added Section 308(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to aggravated extortion, to the FIR on the basis of a statement by...