Supreme Court Denies Bail to Assam Professor Accused of Obscene, Anti-India Posts; Calls Him “Pervert” and “Threat to Young Girls”

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Md Joynal Abedin, a professor from Gossaigaon College in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, who was arrested for posting anti-India and obscene content on social media.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi came down sharply on the professor, calling him a “pervert” and “a threat to young girls,” while observing that his conduct was unbecoming of an educator.

“You are in the habit of harassing women on social media and making obscene remarks. You are a perverted man and a threat to young girls in college. What kind of professor are you? You are a shame to the word Professor. You should not be allowed to enter the college,” the bench remarked.

The bench, after going through Abedin’s social media content, said it was “s