Walayar siblings died | Kerala High Court directed CBI to investigate

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the deaths of two minor girls at Valayar in Palakkad district.

Justice VGRRN, while issuing the directive, said that no further delay is needed in handing over the investigation to the CBI as any delay would be detrimental to the investigation of the case.

The court also directed the Crime Branch to hand over all the files and records related to the case to the Superintendent of Police, CBI, Thiruvananthapuram unit and also directed the state government to provide all the logistical support to the CBI to conduct a thorough and detailed operation. Investigation of cases.

When a petition filed by the mother of two girls who committed suicide, a court-monitored investigation and a CBI probe into the deaths, senior public prosecutor Suman Chakraborty submitted for hearing that the documents related to the cases had been handed over . CBI

Additional Solicitor General p. Vijaykumar said that the Center had sought a feasibility report from the CBI, based on which a proper decision would be taken in this regard.

The last time the matter was taken up, the Additional Solicitor General submitted that the government had only proceeded with the notification to give its consent for the investigation of the case. It did not present a copy of the FIR, the results of the police investigation, the reasons for referring the case to the CBI, among other details. As per the Central Government guidelines, the State Government had to provide such details so that it could take a decision on the request of the Government. The senior public prosecutor then undertook to submit all the details of the case to the CBI.

The girls’ mother said there was a delay in the investigation by the CBI. However, when the petition came up for hearing, the government submitted that both the deaths would be investigated by the CBI.

Two girls, aged 13 and nine, were found dead inside their one room house in Valayar for 52 days apart. The 13-year-old girl was found hanged on January 13, 2017, while her sister, a nine-year-old, committed suicide on March 4 in the same house. The crime branch had investigated the cases and arrested four people. The two accused in the case, Valya Madhu and Kutti Madhu, are close relatives of the girls’ mother, while another accused Shibu is a former co-worker of her parents. Pradeep Kumar, yet another accused lived near his house. Later, the special court of POCSO cases acquitted all the accused arrested in the case on the grounds that the prosecution failed miserably to prove the case against them.

However, the High Court set aside the acquittal and sent the case back for a new trial. The High Court had also clarified that the prosecution can also file a petition before the special court for a further inquiry if necessary. The prosecution later filed a petition before the special court for a further investigation into the case. Meanwhile, the government had decided to hand over the investigation to the CBI after publicly resenting the failure of the prosecution.