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FIR against two girls of Sophia college in Indu Anto case

The state Criminal Investigating Department has registered a First Information Report against two students of Bombay's Sophia college in connection with the death of their college mate, Indu Anto, on August 4, 1998.

One of the college students, Greta, was arrested on October 24 and released on interim bail. The other, Melisha, has obtained anticipatory bail, according to CID sources.

"We are trying our best to seek police custody of these girls. They have been asked to report to the CID office regularly," a senior CID official told PTI Friday.

Indu Anto, a first year junior college student of Sophia College in Bombay, died following a fall from the two-storeyed building of her college hostel late at night.

The case received wide media attention following allegations by Indu's father, C L Anto, that his daughter had died due to ragging by the inmates of the college hostel.

The girl, at the time of her death, was found to have been inflicted with injuries which were a few days old.

The Gamdevi police had closed the case in December 1998, concluding it to be a case of suicide. In May this year, the Bombay High Court, in response to a petition filed by Indu's father had directed a fresh probe by the state CID in the matter.

Earlier, in April this year, the court had also directed the police to interrogate two of Indu's roommates who were mentioned in a diary maintained by Indu.

The next hearing of the case will come up on November 7.

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