4 of 5 juveniles arrested for Hyderabad girl’s gang rape in car get bail, freed

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Four of the five juveniles, who were arrested in early June in connection with the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl abducted from a Hyderabad pub, were released on bail late on Tuesday.

The juvenile justice board in the Nampally criminal court complex, which granted them bail, however, rejected the bail petition of the fifth juvenile, the son of a lawmaker, on the ground that his bail petition was pending before the high court.

At the same time, the Nampally metropolitan magistrate court rejected the bail petition of Saduddin Malik (18), the prime accused in the case.

The five juveniles had moved separate bail petitions before the juvenile board twice in June, but they had been rejected in the past. But on Tuesday, the four were granted bail on the production of surety for ₹5,000 each.

The court directed them to cooperate with the investigating officers and appear before the authorities whenever they are called.[Read More]