Indian court orders charges dropped against Varun Gandhi

 New Delhi, May 14: India's top court Thursday ordered charges dropped against Varun Gandhi, an estranged member of the Nehru-Gandhi political clan, for inciting religious hatred while election campaigning.
Gandhi, 29, had been on parole for a month following his arrest under the stringent National Security Act by the Uttar Pradesh state government in March. He was taken into custody after being filmed telling supporters at an election rally that he would "cut the heads of Muslims".
"The state government shall forthwith withdraw the detention order against Varun Gandhi under the NSA (National Security Act)," ruled a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. The court had initially ordered Gandhi's release on April 16 on the condition he refrain from making any speeches that could inflame communal tensions in Hindu-majority India. www.thenews.com.pk/