India lawyer bailed after 3-yr detention on anti-terror law

An activist lawyer detained for more than three years without trial was freed on bail in Mumbai yesterday, in the latest case to highlight the Indian government's use of contentious anti-terror laws. Sudha Bharadwaj, 60, was arrested in August 2018 on accusations of inciting violence between different Indian castes and claims she had links to Maoist militants. A special court for India's National Investigation Agency has set over a dozen bail conditions for her release, including banning her from talking to the press. The court also directed her to stay in Mumbai and immediately inform it about her place of residence and contact numbers.