Munu Manesar, alias Mohit Yadav, was released from Bharatpur’s Sawar jail on Saturday after the Rajasthan High Court granted him bail in connection with the Junaid and Nasir murder case.
The Supreme Court granted him bail on Thursday after spending about two-and-a-half years in prison, Manesar’s lawyer Naveen Kumar Jangda said. The lawyer said: “He was released on Saturday afternoon after completing the official procedures.” Bharatpur police arrested Manesar in September 2023 in connection with the February 16, 2023 murder of two men, Junaid (35) and Nasir (27), cousins from Bharatpur, whose charred bodies were found inside a car in Haryana’s Bhiwani district.
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Khalid, a relative of the victims, filed a complaint in this case with the Gopalgarh police station in Mewat area of Deeg district, mentioning the name of Manesar and several other people.
The police had previously announced a reward $5,000 each on eight accused for allegedly being involved in the crime and publishing their photos during the investigation. Two suspects were later arrested from Dehradun in May 2023.
According to officials, forensic reports confirmed that the charred bodies and bloodstains found in an SUV recovered from a cowshed in Jund belonged to Junaid and Nasser. The victims were allegedly burned along with the vehicle on the night between February 14 and 15, 2023.
