
IIM-Calcutta rape case: Accused scholar granted bail
Police personnel deployed at IIM Calcutta after a scholar was allegedly raped contained in the boys’ hostel of the institute, in Kolkata | Photo Credit: PTI
The accused was arrested on the idea of an FIR lodged by the lady at Haridevpur police station on July 11 and has been in police custody since then.
The extra chief judicial Justice of the Peace at Alipore courtroom granted bail to the accused scholar on a bond of ₹50,000.
The courtroom directed the scholar to deposit his passport and to not depart the state with out its permission.
The lady, a scientific psychologist, alleged within the FIR that she was referred to as to the hostel by the accused for a counselling session and was allegedly raped there by him.
The prosecution counsel prayed for judicial remand of the accused, claiming that releasing him on bail at this early stage will jeopardise the investigation within the case.
Praying for bail of the accused, his lawyer submitted earlier than the courtroom that the complainant didn’t seem earlier than the Justice of the Peace for recording her assertion.
He additionally claimed {that a} medico-legal check of the complainant had not been executed.
Published – July 20, 2025 07:08 am IST
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