2 weeks Ago By Express News Service
KOCHI: The Muvattupuzha police on Friday slapped a case under POCSO Act against the woman complainant who raised against seven persons, including actors Mukesh, Jayasurya, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Edavela Babu. The case was registered by the police, based on a complaint lodged by a Muvattupuzha resident woman, who is the complainant’s cousin. In the complaint, she alleged that the woman forced girls into sex trade and presented her to a group in Chennai, during her school days.
She also alleged that the complainant woman herself is part of a sex mafia, said a police official. “We registered a case against the woman based on a complaint from her kin. She has been charged under various sections of the Pocso Act, but we are unable to reveal further details due to the sensitive nature of the case,” said Murukan C, inspector, Muvattupuzha police station.
The victim had earlier narrated her bad experience before reaching puberty to reporters on Thursday. According to her, she was taken to Chennai under the guise of attending a film audition during her summer vacation when she was in Class X. According to her, there were five or six men at the audition venue and they began to touch her inappropriately.
She escaped from the clutches of the gang by shouting and crying. She also said that her woman relative (suspect) advised her to make ‘adjustments’ if she wanted to have a bright future. Meanwhile, the woman who is at the centre of allegations, said that her relative raised the latest complaint after her repeated demands for money were not met.
A magistrate court in Kochi on Friday recorded the confidential statement of the female actor, who had accused filmmaker Ranjith of attempting to outrage her modesty. Though the non-Keralite victim was requested to be present in person as part of proceedings, she could not travel to Kochi. Hence the court recorded her statement online.
The recording lasted around two hours..
