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The Kozhikode sessions tribunal deferred to Monday (February 9) its ruling connected the bail plea of Shimjitha Musthafa, who has been charged with abetment of the termination of 42-year-old salesman U. Deepak, whom she had accused of intersexual misconduct connected a moving autobus successful Kannur past month.
Judge V.S. Bindhukumari, aft proceeding the arguments of the defence counsel, wanted to cognize whether investigators required further custody of Shimjitha, to which the prosecution replied successful the affirmative. One of the reasons the prosecution cited was that the constabulary were looking into a ailment filed by a pistillate who was besides successful the footage Shimjitha recorded and posted connected societal media. Earlier, though the Kozhikode Medical College requested her custody for 2 days, the Kunnamangalam Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court, which comes nether the station’s jurisdiction, granted lone a day’s custody.
Deepak, from Govindapuram, reportedly took his beingness connected January 18 aft a video changeable and posted connected Instagram by Shimjitha, 35, a postgraduate and erstwhile panchayat subordinate of the Indian Union Muslim League, alleged that helium had touched her inappropriately connected a crowded moving autobus astatine Payyannur successful Kannur 2 days earlier. The clip sparked online harassment and is believed to beryllium linked to his death.
At contiguous she is lodged successful Manjeri sub jail.
