Gulfisha Fatima released from Tihar Jail after bail in Delhi riots case

Gulfisha Fatima walked out of Tihar Jail on Wednesday after a Delhi court issued her release orders following bail from the Supreme Court in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

She was among four accused who furnished bail bonds of ₹2 lakh each with two local sureties as directed by the Supreme Court, after which the judge accepted the bonds and issued their release orders (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Security personnel remained deployed outside Tihar Jail as Gulfisha Fatima was released after completing legal formalities (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The other accused released along with her include Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman and Mohd Saleem Khan (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The fifth accused, Shadab Ahmad, had been granted bail by the Supreme Court but had not yet appeared to furnish bail bonds and remained in custody at the time (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Upon release, supporters and family members welcomed her, and she was seen being greeted with garlands (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Gulfisha Fatima was the first of the four accused to walk out of Tihar Jail after the trial court accepted her bail bonds and sureties (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

On release, she met her family outside the jail, and the reunion was described as emotional as relatives greeted her with hugs (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The meeting with family included her mother, who had been preparing to welcome her after years of incarceration (Source: Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)