Kerala Woman Tonsures Head Seeking Action Against Cops In Daughters’ Sexual Assault Case
Activists protesting in demand of a greater probe within the case. (Representational)
Palakkad (Kerala):
The mom of two minor sisters, who have been discovered hanging of their hut after an alleged sexual assault on them, tonsured her head on Saturday to protest in opposition to alleged inaction in opposition to the police.
The police, she stated, had allegedly dedicated lapses within the probe of the dying of the women in 2017.
She shaved her head after staging a month-long satyagraha in Kerala’s Palakkad since January 26.
The girl just lately introduced that she would shave her head and marketing campaign throughout the state in opposition to the Left authorities if it didn’t take motion on the police personnel for the alleged lapse.
Besides her, two activists tonsured their heads, expressing solidarity with the victims’ mom.
People raised slogans looking for justice for the ladies and her daughters.
Congress chief and MP Remya Haridas and Mahila Congress president Lathika Subhash have been additionally current.
The girl resorted to the protest weeks after the LDF authorities handed the probe of the dying of the minor Dalit women over to the CBI.
The High Court had additionally ordered a re-trial within the Walayar case final month.
Allowing appeals filed by the state authorities and the mom of the kids, the court docket had, on January 6, ordered the re-trial by observing that there have been severe lapses within the investigation and that there was a miscarriage of justice.
A Division Bench of Justices A Hariprasad and MR Anitha had put aside a October 2019 order of POCSO (Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Court acquitting the 5 accused within the case for need of proof.
The oldest of the siblings, aged 13, was discovered hanging of their hut in Walayar in Palakkad district on January 13,
2017, and the youthful one (9) on March 4 the identical 12 months.
Both have been allegedly sexually assaulted.
The mom of the women had earlier sought a CBI probe.
Public outcry and protests had erupted within the state after the acquittal of the accused, looking for justice for the household of the women.
The state authorities had, on November 18, 2019, eliminated the Public Prosecutor who dealt with the case and later filed the enchantment within the High Court.
