New Delhi, March. 2 (PTI): Alok Tomar, Editor of 'Senior India' magazine, arrested for reproducing a caricature of Prophet Muhammed drawn by a Danish cartoonist, was today granted bail by a Delhi court.
Metropolitan Magistrate Chandra Shekhar, granted bail to the Hindi journalist for a bond of Rs 50,000 with a personal surety of like amount.
Tomar was arrested by the Defence Colony Police in South Delhi on February 22 and sent to 14-day judicial custody on charges of publishing objectionable material which could incite violence.
Earlier, on February 25, Vijay Dixit, Group Chairman of Senior Media Limited, which brings out the fortnightly, was also granted bail. He had been arrested on similar charges.
The cartoons, which first appeared in a Danish newspaper, have caused outrage among Muslims and led to violent protests in many countries.
