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Crime
Former Delhi University professor denied bail in rape and video‑threat case
✍️ India Today
🗓 20 Oct 2026, 02:46 AM
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A Delhi court rejected bail for a former Delhi University professor charged with raping a student and threatening to release videos.
The Delhi Sessions Court denied bail to a former Delhi University professor who faces serious charges of raping a student and threatening to circulate compromising video footage.
The prosecution alleges that the academic used the threat of releasing the videos to intimidate the victim after the alleged assault.
The presiding judge held that the gravity of the offences and the possibility of evidence tampering justified keeping the accused in custody while the case proceeds.
The former professor will remain detained pending further hearings, as the investigation continues under the jurisdiction of Delhi police.
The development has reignited public debate over campus safety and the handling of sexual‑assault complaints in Indian higher‑education institutions.
The prosecution alleges that the academic used the threat of releasing the videos to intimidate the victim after the alleged assault.
The presiding judge held that the gravity of the offences and the possibility of evidence tampering justified keeping the accused in custody while the case proceeds.
The former professor will remain detained pending further hearings, as the investigation continues under the jurisdiction of Delhi police.
The development has reignited public debate over campus safety and the handling of sexual‑assault complaints in Indian higher‑education institutions.