New Delhi, March 20 -- Activist Sharjeel Imam walked out of Tihar jail on Friday, March 20, after a Delhi court granted him interim bail for 10 days to attend his brother's wedding and see his ailing mother.

After six years in jail, the sessions court granted him relief from March 20 to March 30.

"The interim bail is being granted only for the purpose of attending the wedding and related family needs," the court said, ordering Imam to surrender after the period ends.

He had initially sought a six-week bail, but the court approved a partial relief.

The court directed him to refrain from speaking to the media during the bail period.

Imam was arrested in connection with the larger conspiracy case linked to the northeast Delhi riots viol...