Riyaj Bathiudeen, the brother of MP Rishad Bathiudeen, has been released from detention order under strict conditions by the Supreme Court.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had arrested the former minister and his brother on April 24, 2021 over their alleged links to the Easter Sunday terror attacks in 2019.
The duo was initially detained for 72 hours under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). However, the CID later obtained permission to detain the two brothers for 90 days for further interrogations.
Denying the accusations claiming that they aided and abetted the suicide bombers who perpetrated the Easter Sunday bombings, the Bathiudeen brothers had filed two separate FR petitions seeking a Supreme Court order stating that their fundamental rights were violated through this recent arrest and detention. They further sought an interim order for their release.
