Mumbai , July 18 -- A court in Mumbai has granted bail to Jammu and Kashmir-based female cricketer Farkhanda Aziz Khan, the principal accused in an alleged sextortion case being investigated by the Mumbai Crime Branch.

The 30-year-old was ordered to be released on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh, subject to the conditions laid down by the court.

Khan, associated with the Jammu & Kashmir T-20 League and a resident of Boniyar tehsil in Baramulla, was arrested with her brother Bazil Khan, 27, from a New Delhi hotel in April. Their alleged associate, Imtiyaz Uddin Wani, 22, was later arrested in Srinagar.

The order comes while the investigation into the alleged offence is still underway. Khan is among the accused in a case linked to an alleged ...