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The Kerala High Court connected Friday reserved its bid connected the anticipatory bail plea of M.K. Ram, the premier accused successful the alleged termination of Nithin Raj, a first-year BDS pupil astatine Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy.
Dr. Ram was formerly the caput of the Dental Anatomy section astatine the college, wherever the pupil was recovered dead.
During the hearing, the student’s begetter objected to the plea connected assorted grounds, including adding charges nether the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, which is non-bailable, and that determination had been a trajectory of events that led to the student’s death.
Dr. Ram denied the allegations of harassing the pupil and contended that Nithin Raj had failed to wage his debts and was being harassed by indebtedness app operators. He besides submitted the remand report, which stated that respective calls by the operators were made to the student, threatening his life.
The High Court had earlier observed that the authorities should enactment what was happening successful aesculapian colleges and that galore specified incidents were adjacent going undisclosed. The tribunal had besides suggested the constitution of a committee to get reports connected these incidents and formulate remedial measures and guidelines.
The Kannur District and Principal Sessions Court had dismissed Dr. Ram’s anticipatory bail plea, aft which helium appealed to the High Court.
