Head of the UP Congress minority cell, Shahnawz Alam has been granted bail by the Lucknow session court Tuesday. He will be released from the jail tomorrow. Alam was arrested in connection with violence during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Lucknow last year.

"Alam was arrested from Hazratganj area on Monday night in connection with an FIR registered at the Hazratganj police station in connection with the violent protest during an anti-CAA agitation on December 19 last year. Alam’s location was found near the violence spot," claimed Luucknow police after his arrest .