Allahabad, May 17 -- While announcing bail to eight of the 14 accused for allegedly having an iftar party on the Ganga river in Varanasi, the Allahabad High Court found the extortion allegations against the accused to be "suspicious."

On March 17, during Ramzan, 14 Muslim men broke their fast by allegedly consuming biryani and throwing leftover pieces into the river. The videos went massively viral, leading to their arrest.

On May 15, the High Court granted bail to eight of the accused - Mohammad Azad Ali, Mohammad Tahseem, Nihal Afridi, Mohammad Tauseef, Mohammad Anas, Mohammad Sameer, Mohammad Ahmed Raza and Mohammad Faizan.

While five were granted bail by Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla, Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha passed the bail orde...