If Utsav Kadam is a ‘future asset’, who am I? Asks IIT-Guwahati rape victim

GUWAHATI: The victim of the IIT Guwahati rape incident has expressed fear on bail being granted to Utsav Kadam, the main accused and called it a travesty of justice. 

“The High Court has released him on bail saying he is a future asset. If the court is deciding on the fact that he is an IITian, then I am also an IITian,” the victim, who was allegedly sexually assaulted and left unconscious by her senior(s), told EastMojo. 

On August 13, 2021, the Gauhati High Court granted bail to Utsav Kadam on grounds that the accused is a future asset being a talented student pursuing a technical course at IIT–Guwahati. The court found no possibility of the accused tampering with the evidence if released on bail.