KOCHI: Patron of Walayar Action Council patron CR Neelakandan said that the council will take legal recourse after perusing the chargesheet submitted by CBI at the Pocso court in Palakkad.
The mother of the minor girls, who were found dead in their home in Walayar, said that she hopes to get a copy of the chargesheet soon since she has completed all the necessary legal procedures. The chargesheet reportedly says that the girls, aged 13 and nine, committed suicide due to the repeated physical abuse they endured. CBI’s reported findings corroborates what the state police had said.
“Going by the reports on the findings in CBI’s chargesheet, we assume that proper investigation into the deaths of the girls was not done by the agency. We shared many details with the CBI and it seems the agency has not considered the same,” said Neelakandan.
We had approached the court requesting that the investigation should be done under its supervision. As CBI took up the case, the court asked us to approach it if we had further complaints. Once we peruse the CBI chargesheet, we will return to court and continue the fight. In Sr Abhaya case, the chargesheet was revised four times by CBI to ensure punishment for the accused, he said.
The 13-year-old girl was found hanging at her home in January 2017. Two months later, her sister was found hanging at the same house. Police arrested five in connection with the case. But, the local Pocso court acquitted some of the accused, which led to a huge uproar. Later, the government handed over the case to CBI following the request of the mother.
(The victims' identity has not been revealed to protect their privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
