India: Opposition leader Kejriwal granted bail

Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail in his ongoing corruption probe. His supporters have questioned the reasons behind his initial arrest.

Arvind Kejriwal, one of the key figures of the Indian opposition and a major critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been granted bail in his ongoing corruption case, Indian media reported on Thursday.

Kejriwal was arrested in March ahead of India's weekslong election. He was granted temporary bail by the Supreme Court in May to campaign in the elections, but returned to jail at the beginning of June.

His supporters called his detention a "political conspiracy" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).