Court allows bail for Indian student leader in sedition case

Kumar was expected to leave jail custody Thursday after the court's order has been processed, but will have to cooperate with police who are still investigating the case.

Since his Feb. 12 arrest for participating in events at which anti-India slogans were allegedly shouted, students have rallied across the country along with teachers, journalists and opposition leaders accusing the Hindu nationalist government and its supporters of suppressing free speech.