Activist Naudeep Kaur is released from Karnal jail

February 26, 2021 21:53

Labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur who was given bail on Friday by the Punjab and Haryana high court, was released from a Karnal jail around 7.30 pm, almost six weeks after she was booked for attempt to murder and other criminal offences.

Kaur was arrested on January 12 in Haryana's Sonipat for allegedly gheraoing an industrial unit and demanding money from the company.

The police had claimed that a team of cops was allegedly attacked with sticks, resulting in injuries to seven policemen in the incident.

A medical report of Kaur was also placed before the high court. According to it, Kaur had "purplish bruises of around 10x7 cm present over LT (left) thigh, lateral aspect, bruises of around 5X6 cm over RT (right) buttock".

In her bail plea, the 23-year-old activist had claimed to have been severely beaten up at a police station after she was arrested on January 12.

The court on February 24 had directed the State of Haryana to place on record the medical report of Kaur after which she was examined at the Sonipat Civil Hospital on January 25.

The Haryana police, however, had denied the charge as "baseless".

Accepting Kaur's bail plea, Justice Avneesh Jhingan said invoking Sections 307, 332, 353 and 379-B of the IPC would be a "debatable issue" to be considered at a later stage during the trial.

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