Ratan Lal, DU Professor, Detained In Connection With Gyanvapi Mosque Post, Given Bail

Delhi court issued bail to Delhi University professor Ratan Lal on May 21, who was detained on May 20 over a social media post purportedly designed to offend religious beliefs following the alleged discovery of 'Shivling' within the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi. He was charged under Indian Penal Code Sections 153A and 295A. On May 21, Left-affiliated All India Students Association protested the arrest outside DU's Arts Faculty.