Death of 19-year old college student: Dharamshala court extends suspended assistant prof’s interim bail till Jan 17

The assistant professor was granted interim relief on January 2, with directions to join the investigation whenever summoned by the police. The court had earlier instructed the police to submit a status report on their investigation by January 12.

After the hearing, the defence counsel told mediapersons, “Police informed the court in the reply that the investigation is still underway. The court was told that the mobile phones of the victim and the four women accused had been seized and sent for forensic examination. The police also informed the court that a special medical board had been constituted to ascertain the cause of the student’s death. Seeking additional time to file a comprehensive reply, the police requested an extension, following which the court directed them to submit their detailed response on January 17.”

According to sources, one of the four women accused has already secured interim relief, while the remaining three have approached the court to seek anticipatory bail. Their applications are also likely to be listed on January 17, the day the police will file their status report.