Kafeel Khan, who was booked in connection with the death of infants at a state-run hospital here last year, walked out of jail on Saturday.
Khan, who worked as nodal officer at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College, was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday.His wife Shabistan Khan, daughter and other family members welcomed him.
‘Kafeel Khan was freed from jail this evening. Although he was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court on April 25, the delay was due to some other procedures,’ jail superintendent Ramdhani said.
Various organisations, including members of ‘Adhikar Morcha’ wearing saffron scarves came in support of Khan. They also carried banners and posters with ‘Dr Kafeel hamara hero’ (Dr Kafeel is our hero) and ‘congratulations’ written on them.
After coming out of jail, Kafeel hugged his wife and daughter and said, ‘The honourable high court has clearly said that there is no evidence against me. You know what my family went through in the last eight months. I do not know what my fault is’. PTI
