Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen released from prison

On April 5, the Supreme Court had observed that the allegations of terrorism against Sen were prima facie untrue.

Apr 17, 2024 - 12:00

Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen released from prison

Former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen was released from jail on Wednesday, days after she was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Bhima Koregaon case. She had been in jail since June 6, 2018.

Sen’s lawyer, Indira Jaising, confirmed her release on X.

Sen is among 16 academicians, activists and lawyers who were charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for their alleged role in instigating caste violence at Bhima Koregaon near Pune in January 2018.

While granting bail to Sen on April 5, the top court observed that the allegations of terrorism against her are prima facie untrue.

She is finally out , Shoma Sen wit her daughter outside Byculla jail pic.twitter.com/8k2J9B9ymF— Indira Jaising (@IJaising) April 17, 2024

“If we examine the acts attributed to [Sen] by the various witnesses or as inferred from the evidence relied on by the prosecution, we do not find prima facie commission or attempt to commit any terrorist act,” the bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George Masih observed.

The top court also said that the National Investigation Agency had failed to prove the allegation that Sen funded terrorist acts or received any money for that purpose. “What we can infer on the basis of the materials produced before us are mere third-party allegations that...