More cases registered MBBS student for allegedly morphing images of female students at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College
Two more cases have been registered against Abel Augustine, third-year MBBS student of Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College in connection with the alleged morphing and circulation of obscene images of fellow women students. With the latest FIRs, the total number of criminal cases against the accused has risen to five.Abel was re-arrested by the Medical College police on Thursday following the registration of the new cases. The fresh cases were registered after more students approached the police, following widespread protests by medical students who alleged that the initial investigation was inadequate.Over 20 students targetedThe police suspect that over 20 students may have been targeted by the accused.
- ▪Two more cases have been registered against Abel Augustine, third-year MBBS student of Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College in connection with the alleged morphing and circulation of obscene images of fellow women students.
- ▪With the latest FIRs, the total number of criminal cases against the accused has risen to five.Abel was re-arrested by the Medical College police on Thursday following the registration of the new cases.
- ▪The fresh cases were registered after more students approached the police, following widespread protests by medical students who alleged that the initial investigation was inadequate.Over 20 students targetedThe police suspect that over 20
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Two more cases have been registered against Abel Augustine, third-year MBBS student of Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College in connection with the alleged morphing and circulation of obscene images of fellow women students. With the latest FIRs, the total number of criminal cases against the accused has risen to five.Abel was re-arrested by the Medical College police on Thursday following the registration of the new cases. The police had come under fire for purportedly failing to register all complaints and invoking “weak” legal provisions against the accused in the first case, which purportedly resulted in the accused securing bail.The case pertains to allegations that the accused downloaded or took screenshots of photographs and Instagram stories posted by women students,…
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