Bail for scribe charged under OSA

Mid-Day journalist Tarakant Dwivedi,arrested under the Official Secrets Act for a report on armoury,was granted bail on Saturday.

Written by Express News Service
Mumbai | May 22, 2011 12:11 AM IST

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Mid-Day journalist Tarakant Dwivedi,arrested under the Official Secrets Act for a report on armoury,was granted bail on Saturday. Dwivedi,who writes under the name Akela,was arrested by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway police on May 17. The police told the court they had interrogated Dwivedi and his custody was not required. Its feels good that justice has been done, Dwivedi said after his release. He was taken to St George Hospital,CST,for a medical check up.