A MAN arrested in connection with an assault on a woman in Luton on Monday afternoon was given conditional bail by magistrates yesterday afternoon.
Anan Mahjid Basharat, 19, appeared at Luton Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon after being charged with assault by battery following the incident which sparked protests by hundreds of members of the Sikh community outside Luton Police Station on Tuesday night.
He pleaded not guilty to the offence and was granted bail on the condition that he stays away from Luton, adheres to a curfew between 7pm and 7am and is not to contact anyone connected with the case.
Security were called to the court room during the hearing after an outburst from a packed public gallery.
Mr Basharat will reappear before magistrates on August 6.