Hours after judicial remand, Kishor 'gets unconditional bail'

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who was arrested for an "illegal" fast unto death, claimed that he was released on "unconditional" bail on Monday hours after a court remanded him to judicial custody.

Earlier, he refused to secure release, alleging that the bail conditions were "unreasonable".

On a day of dramatic developments, Kishor was picked up from the Gandhi Maidan early in the morning, in pursuance of an FIR lodged against him last week for holding 'Aamaran anshan' (fast unto death) at Gandhi Maidan, in violation of a Patna High Court order that forbids any such demonstration at a place other than Gardani Bagh locality in the city.

The former poll strategist was produced before a court here which granted him bail with the condition that, he claimed, he must give a written undertaking not to take part in any "illegal" protest in future.