India: Gurugram: Woman accused of filing nine false rape FIRs gets bail

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'A woman from Gurugram who is accused of filing nine false rape FIRs against at least eight boys has been granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana high court. A High Court bench headed by Justice JS Bedi observed that the accused had been in custody since December 29, 2021 and the investigation was now complete, as reported by the Hindustan Times.

However, only one of the prosecution witnesses has been examined so far, therefore, the trial is not likely to conclude in the near future. The accused had approached the court over an FIR registered on December 23, 2021, in which she was charged with extortion, blackmail, false evidence, and criminal conspiracy, reported the Hindustan Times.

The accused had registered nine rape FIRs between September 2021 and November 2021. Finally, she was arrested based on a complaint from two families whose sons had been falsely implicated by her. The case was first brought to light by documentary filmmaker and activist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, reported the Hindustan Times.'