Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan today told the state Assembly that a special police squad has been set up to track and arrest Dharmarajan, the only man among a group of 35 who was convicted in the Suryanelli rape case.
Mr Radhakrishnan made the statement after the Opposition created ruckus in the Assembly over Dharmarajan's statement that Congress leader PJ Kurien was among those who raped the 16-year-old school girl in 1996.
In 2005, the Kerala High Court acquitted 34 men of the rape of the teenager from Suryanelli in Kerala. A lawyer named Dharmarajan was convicted. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was granted bail after which he went underground.
Dharmarajan said that at the time, he was pressured by the Kerala Police not to testify against the Congressman.
Her allegations have been made after the Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court's order, and asked for a retrial of the rape case to be completed within six months.
Last week, in an interview to NDTV, Mr Kurien said the charges against him are a political ruse and that multiple police investigations have cleared him in the case.
Mr Radhakrishnan made the statement after the Opposition created ruckus in the Assembly over Dharmarajan's statement that Congress leader PJ Kurien was among those who raped the 16-year-old school girl in 1996.
In 2005, the Kerala High Court acquitted 34 men of the rape of the teenager from Suryanelli in Kerala. A lawyer named Dharmarajan was convicted. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was granted bail after which he went underground.
Dharmarajan said that at the time, he was pressured by the Kerala Police not to testify against the Congressman.
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Her allegations have been made after the Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court's order, and asked for a retrial of the rape case to be completed within six months.
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Last week, in an interview to NDTV, Mr Kurien said the charges against him are a political ruse and that multiple police investigations have cleared him in the case.
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