Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, arrested on charges of making inflammatory speeches during communal riots in Mysore and lodged in Belgaum jail, was on Tuesday granted conditional bail by a court in Mysore.

Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, arrested on Friday night on charges of making inflammatory speeches during communal riots in Mysore, has launched an indefinite fast in a jail here protesting against his detention, police said.

Sri Rama Sene Chief, Pramod Muthalik was arrested in Belgaum for allegedly making an inflammatory speech in Mysore in June.

Sri Rama Sene leader Pramod Muthalik was taken into preventive custody in Mysore on Monday, police said.

Right wing group Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, whose outfit evoked national outrage by attacking girls and boys at a pub here, was today banned from entering Mangalore district for one year.