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Commentator TG Mohandas granted bail for rape remark on NEET protest
Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate Mithun Gopi G S granted bail to right-wing commentator T G Mohandas on Monday. He was arrested over alleged remarks in a YouTube video about…
The Story in Brief
Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate Mithun Gopi G S granted bail to right-wing commentator T G Mohandas on Monday. He was arrested over alleged remarks in a YouTube video about a Delhi student protest against the NEET paper leak.
Police charged Mohandas under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Information Technology Act and Kerala Police Act. In the video, he allegedly said the protest 'could lead to incidents of gang rape' and that 'there are girls who enjoy being raped'. The court ordered him to appear before investigators for three days and not to repeat the offence.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides in this case have spun predictable lines: some call it a free-speech crackdown, others a necessary check on hate speech. The truth is more layered. Mohandas, at 71, got bail because the offences are bailable, not because his words were harmless. The court imposed conditions, so he is not entirely free. Watch whether the prosecution files a custody petition or whether Mohandas violates bail terms, those moves will tell us if the state is serious or just posturing.
Sources (2): thefederal.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
