THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The year-long fight of the Kadakkavoor woman who was accused by the Kadakkavoor police of sexually abusing her own son, was finally absolved of those allegations after the additional district and sessions court (Pocso) on Saturday approved the closure report filed by the high-level probe committee of the police recommending to drop all charges against her.
The judge, K V Rajaneesh, issued an order on dropping all charges against her on Saturday.
The high-level probe committee had submitted the report on June 16 this year. The woman had approached the high court stating that the district court here was delaying their decision on the police report. Following this, the HC had directed the district court to expedite the procedure.
The woman was arrested by the Kadakkavoor police on December 28, 2020 based on a petition filed by her estranged husband that she had allegedly sexually abused their 14-year-old son during the period between 2017 and 2020 while the son was staying with her. The husband, who works in a Gulf country, stated in his petition that the son revealed about the abuse after he came to stay with the father.
The woman’s family alleged that her husband had falsely accused the woman of using the son to get custody of the children as their divorce case was going before the family court. Soon, the child welfare committee also called out the local police for procedural lapses involved in the steps taken in the case. Senior officers of the police department took note of the allegations and constituted a high-level committee to conduct a probe. The sub inspector of the station was also transferred to another station.
The committee concluded the probe stating that there was no scientific evidence to support the allegations levelled against her. The son was also subjected for a detailed medical examination by the doctors at Government Medical College here as part of the probe.
The woman's family said that the fight for her justice has not ended and further steps will be announced in the coming week after consulting with their legal counsel.
