As many as 23 individuals had been arrested and 4 minors had been apprehended in reference to the alleged sexual abuse of a Dalit woman within the district, police on Sunday stated.
Ten extra FIRs have been filed within the case in two police stations in Pathanamthitta district primarily based on the statements of the woman, a launch issued by Pathanamthitta District Police Chief stated.
A complete of 17 individuals had been arrested, and 4 minors had been apprehended in reference to seven instances registered by the Pathanamthitta police and 6 people have been nabbed by the Elavumthitta police, the discharge stated.
Throughout each stations, a complete of 27 accused have been arrested within the instances, it added.
A particular investigation workforce has been shaped to conduct a complete probe into the incident, with Pathanamthitta DYSP P S Nandakumar main the workforce below the supervision of District Police Chief V G Vinod Kumar, the discharge stated.
The workforce includes 25 cops from numerous ranks and stations.
The District Police Chief will overview the investigation’s progress day by day, the discharge stated.
The investigation revealed that a number of of the accused met the woman on the personal bus stand in Pathanamthitta. She was then taken to varied places in autos and subjected to abuse, police stated.
The probe additionally discovered that the woman whereas she was finding out Plus-Two class final 12 months was taken by a youth who was acquainted together with her by way of Instagram to a rubber plantation in Ranni and raped her together with three others.
Police stated that the investigation discovered that she was gang raped at Pathanamthitta normal hospital in January 2024.
Police are additionally specializing in gathering scientific proof and inspecting cell phones and different gadgets as a part of the probe.
An in depth investigation is ongoing, the District Police Chief acknowledged.
The woman, who’s now 18 years previous, has alleged in her criticism that she was sexually abused by 62 people because the age of 13.
The police stated that they obtained proof indicating that the woman was exploited by her sports activities trainers, fellow athletes and classmates.
Chief of Opposition within the Meeting, V D Satheesan, demanded that the federal government ought to instantly appoint a Particular Investigation Workforce headed by a lady IPS officer.
The brutal harassment the Pathanamthitta woman suffered was additionally proof of the shortcomings and weak point of our programs, the LoP added.
He harassed the necessity to make the counselling system more practical in state faculties and alter the mode of educating in a method that immediately addresses the issues confronted by youngsters.
Calling for speedy arrest of all of the accused, the Nationwide Fee for Ladies (NCW) has sought an in depth action-taken report from authorities inside three days and emphasised on honest and time-bound investigation to ship justice.
The Kerala Ladies’s Fee (KWC) has registered a case by itself and its chairperson P Sathi Devi has directed the Pathanamthitta Superintendent of Police to right away submit a report on this regard, the Fee stated in a launch.
The matter got here to mild throughout counselling carried out by the Youngster Welfare Committee, after the sufferer’s lecturers at an academic establishment knowledgeable the panel about noticeable adjustments in her behaviour.
The Committee, subsequently, notified the police and an investigation is on.
