Indian arrested with jihadi material released on bail

Houston: Indian film maker Vijay Kumar, arrested for carrying jihadi literature and brass knuckles at the airport in Houston, has been released on a USD 5,000 bond and ordered not to move out of the city till Friday.
40-year-old Kumar was arrested at George Bush Intercontinental airport on Friday after "acting suspicious," when screeners thought they saw a possible handgun in a scan of his baggage. He was detained by immigration authorities at immigration holding facility for questioning.
A Malad resident in Mumbai, Kumar was released on bail last night after he spent five days at the Harris County Jail.
Kumar's lawyers Roger Jain and Grant Scheiner said that there is a hearing of the case on Friday, where Kumar has to be present.
"Their client is a documentary filmmaker, who made movies on Islamic terrorism and has been researching a lot on the subject. He was invited by the Hindu Congress to participate in a discussion regarding Islamic terrorism and hence he was carrying literature on the subject. There is no other reason for him to carry the material," Jain said.
25/08/10 Press Trust of India/NDTV.com

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