India, March 9 -- Monu Manesar, accused in the 2023 Junaid and Nasir murder case, returned to his native village in Gurugram, after being released on bail from a Rajasthan jail, where villagers welcomed him with drum beats and garlands.

A villager said that hundreds of people had travelled to Rajasthan to receive Monu. He was lodged in Central Jail Bharatpur, Sewar and was released on bail on Saturday after spending two-and-a-half years in judicial custody.

Around 7.30 pm, Monu came out of the jail wearing a bulletproof jacket and travelled to Manesar by road with his supporters.

The Rajasthan High Court granted Manesar regular bail on March 5, following which he was released on Saturday after completion of legal formalities amid heavy...