<p class="title">The CB-CID probing the case of a college teacher's reported attempt to lure students to extend sexual favours in return for better grades, has moved the Madras High Court for conducting a voice test on her.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When the petition came up for hearing on Tuesday, Justice D Krishnakumar issued notice to Assistant Professor Nirmala Devi of a private college in neighbouring Viruhunagar district, asking her to file her reply.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He then posted the matter to July 25 for further hearing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nirmala Devi was arrested on April 16, a day after an audio clip in which she purportedly advised some girl students "to adjust with some officials" for higher marks and money went viral in the social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nirmala, who was remanded to judicial custody, has, however, denied any sexual angle to her advice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She claimed that she had made the advice "in the right spirit" and not with any hidden motive or agenda.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In its petition, the CB-CID submitted that they had to test Nirmala Devi's voice sample to verify the voice in the audio clip.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides, as there was no facility available in Madurai to take samples of her voice, the petitioner also sought the court's permission to take her to Chennai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The assistant professor was working with the Devanga Arts College in Aruppukottai, affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU).</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Student's bail plea dismissed</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a related development, the high court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of a research student of the MKU, who has also been arrested in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Justice G R Swaminathan dismissed the petition of Karuppaswamy after the CB-CID police opposed the plea, saying there was a close link between Nirmala Devi, the first accused in the case, and the petitioner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner claimed that the main accused in the case was yet to be arrested and claimed that the police were working to protect the person.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner moved the high court as his bail application was rejected by the lower court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, in his capacity as chancellor of the university, had set up a one-man inquiry committee to look into the charges.</p>
<p class="title">The CB-CID probing the case of a college teacher's reported attempt to lure students to extend sexual favours in return for better grades, has moved the Madras High Court for conducting a voice test on her.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When the petition came up for hearing on Tuesday, Justice D Krishnakumar issued notice to Assistant Professor Nirmala Devi of a private college in neighbouring Viruhunagar district, asking her to file her reply.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He then posted the matter to July 25 for further hearing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nirmala Devi was arrested on April 16, a day after an audio clip in which she purportedly advised some girl students "to adjust with some officials" for higher marks and money went viral in the social media.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nirmala, who was remanded to judicial custody, has, however, denied any sexual angle to her advice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She claimed that she had made the advice "in the right spirit" and not with any hidden motive or agenda.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In its petition, the CB-CID submitted that they had to test Nirmala Devi's voice sample to verify the voice in the audio clip.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides, as there was no facility available in Madurai to take samples of her voice, the petitioner also sought the court's permission to take her to Chennai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The assistant professor was working with the Devanga Arts College in Aruppukottai, affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU).</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Student's bail plea dismissed</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a related development, the high court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of a research student of the MKU, who has also been arrested in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Justice G R Swaminathan dismissed the petition of Karuppaswamy after the CB-CID police opposed the plea, saying there was a close link between Nirmala Devi, the first accused in the case, and the petitioner.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner claimed that the main accused in the case was yet to be arrested and claimed that the police were working to protect the person.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner moved the high court as his bail application was rejected by the lower court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, in his capacity as chancellor of the university, had set up a one-man inquiry committee to look into the charges.</p>