India, Sept. 5 -- A special NIA court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted temporary bail to Nagpur-based lawyer and activist Surendra Pundlik Gadling, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case, to attend post-death rituals of his sister-in-law.

Gadling, arrested in 2018 for alleged Maoist links, had sought bail from September 3 to 19 following the death of his sister-in-law Kavita Narendra Gadling on September 1. His counsel argued that his presence was necessary as the family shared close ties, adding that he had earlier honoured all interim bail conditions without misuse.

The National Investigation Agency opposed the plea, stressing that Gadling's presence was not indispensable, and citing the seriousness of charges under the Un...