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Indian MP Jagan Mohan Reddy freed from prison | |
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A regional leader in India charged with corruption has been released from prison after 16 months. | |
MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was granted bail by a court in southern Andhra Pradesh state on Monday. | MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was granted bail by a court in southern Andhra Pradesh state on Monday. |
Mr Reddy was arrested in May 2012 and charged with "criminal conspiracy, cheating and falsification of accounts". He denies all charges. | Mr Reddy was arrested in May 2012 and charged with "criminal conspiracy, cheating and falsification of accounts". He denies all charges. |
He is the son of YSR Reddy, the charismatic former state chief minister who died in a helicopter crash in 2009. | He is the son of YSR Reddy, the charismatic former state chief minister who died in a helicopter crash in 2009. |
Both the father and the son were members of India's governing Congress party. | Both the father and the son were members of India's governing Congress party. |
But after his father's death, the Congress ignored his bid for the chief minister's post and he quit accusing the party of humiliating him and his family. | But after his father's death, the Congress ignored his bid for the chief minister's post and he quit accusing the party of humiliating him and his family. |
Later, he launched his own party, YSR Congress. | Later, he launched his own party, YSR Congress. |
On Monday, a court granted bail to Mr Reddy but restrained him from leaving the capital, Hyderabad, without its permission. | On Monday, a court granted bail to Mr Reddy but restrained him from leaving the capital, Hyderabad, without its permission. |
The court also directed him to not to influence witnesses and tamper with the evidence. | The court also directed him to not to influence witnesses and tamper with the evidence. |
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