MUMBAI: The Thane special court on Saturday granted bail to 89 people accused in April 2020 Palghar lynching case, in which two seers and their driver were killed by a mob in a village in Kasa, Palghar.
Arguments on their bail applications were heard by district Judge SB Bahalkar on January 6. They were released on a bail of Rs 15,000 each and surety. Special public prosecutor Satish Maneshinde had then told the court that the accused seeking bail were present at the crime scene on April 16, 2020, but had played no active role in the crime. The Kasa police had filed a case of murder and other sections against a mob of over 500 unidentified people from the tribal villages in Kasa.
Of the 246 accused, 115 are already out on bail.