Youth Congress president Srinivas BV files anticipatory bail petition at Gauhati High Court on Tuesday

Youth Congress president Srinivas BV files anticipatory bail petition at Gauhati High Court on Tuesday.

The bail plea is likely to be heard on Wednesday. Srinivas' plea for quashing the FIR against will be heard on Thursday.

The Youth Congress leader did not arrive in Guwahati on Tuesday. The Assam Police asked Srinivas to appear before it by May 2 for questioning in connection with allegations of harassment and gender discrimination against him by former Youth Congress leader Angkita Dutta.


The Gauhati High Court observed that the interim prayer to stay the FIR could only be considered after the receipt of the case diary from the police and after the complainant is served notice and the hearing of the case was slated to take place on May 2.

On April 19, expelled Assam Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta had filed a complaint at Dispur police station alleging that Srinivas was "persistently harassing and torturing her for the last six months by making sexist comments, using slang words and also threatening her dire consequences if she keeps complaining against him to the senior party office bearers".

A five-member Guwahati police team went to Bengaluru on April 23 and pasted a notice at his residence directing him to appear at the Dispur Police station by May 2.

The Court of Justice Ajit Borthakur, after hearing both sides, had posted the matter for further hearing on May 2. Srinivas had approached a local court in Bengaluru on April 28 for transit anticipatory bail, but his plea was rejected.