An engineering student from Pune, who was arrested for a social media post critical of “Operation Sindoor” earlier this month and later released on bail, appeared for her semester examination on Thursday under heightened security, her lawyer informed the Bombay High Court.

The 19-year-old student, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, was lodged at Pune’s Yerwada Central Jail following her arrest on May 9. Advocate Farhana Shah, representing the student, informed a vacation bench of Justices Gauri Godse and Somasekhar Sundaresan that her client was released from jail Tuesday (May 27) night, pursuant to the court’s directives.

“The college issued her the admit card on Wednesday, and she has appeared for the exam scheduled on Thursday,” Shah informed the bench. On Thursday morning, the girl, along with a family member, reached the college which had made special arrangements for her to appear in the exam.