Fr Alphonse gets bail in 2018 gang-rape case

  • | Wednesday | 13th March, 2019

RANCHI: The Jharkhand high court has granted bail to Father Alphonse Aind in the Khunti gang-rape case on the condition that he furnishes two sureties of Rs 25,000 each. “He will be released from jail after furnishing the bonds at the lower court,” he said. He has already secured a bail in the other case lodged in connection with the incident earlier,” said the lawyer, adding that the HC order would be forwarded to the lower court where he is facing trail. Police had then lodged cases against several persons with the women’s and local police station in this connection. The girls were allegedly abducted and gang-raped by members of Patthlagadhi movement and PLFI cadres.

RANCHI: The Jharkhand high court has granted bail to Father Alphonse Aind in the Khunti gang-rape case on the condition that he furnishes two sureties of Rs 25,000 each. The court also asked him to deposit a fixed sum of money in the Army welfare fund.Aind’s counsel, R S Mazumdar, said Justice A B Singh granted the bail with other conditions like not leaving the district without the court’s permission and surrendering his passport to the court.The gang-rape case took place on June 19, 2018 when a group of girls performing a streetplay near Kochang village. The girls were allegedly abducted and gang-raped by members of Patthlagadhi movement and PLFI cadres. Police had then lodged cases against several persons with the women’s and local police station in this connection. Father Aind was charged with not stopping the culprits and failing to inform the police about the incident.“The court gave bail to Aind in connection with the physical abuse perpetrated on the survivors by the accused. He has already secured a bail in the other case lodged in connection with the incident earlier,” said the lawyer, adding that the HC order would be forwarded to the lower court where he is facing trail. “He will be released from jail after furnishing the bonds at the lower court,” he said.

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