India, Oct. 25 -- xA Delhi-based man arrested in connection with the uploading of a purported sting operation video targeting Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was granted bail by a local court, police said on Saturday.

The accused, identified as Ritesh Pandey, was apprehended by the Bengaluru Police's Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Delhi and brought to Bengaluru for questioning. He was subsequently produced before a metropolitan magistrate, who granted him bail on the condition that he cooperate with the investigation.

Police are probing Pandey's alleged links to a second-hand mobile phone suspected to have been used to upload the video. Investigators are examining its digital trail to identify the uploader, establish how the footag...