Author: IANS
Publication: The Times of India
Date: November 22, 2004
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/931207.cms
Crucial files relating to Shari
S Nair, a young unwed mother who died Nov 13 alleging sexual exploitation
by political bigwigs, were found missing on Monday from a case diary submitted
by the police in Kerala.
Kottayam Chief Judicial Magistrate
PD Rajan, while hearing the bail plea of an accused in the case, discovered
that files from two private hospitals and the Kottayam Medical College
relating to Shari were missing.
The 22-year-old died at the Kottayam
Medical College following complications after delivery. She had given birth
to a baby girl Aug 15.
Shari's father had September 16
approached the Kottayam police and lodged a complaint that his daughter
was being sexually abused by political heavyweights.
Though police have arrested eight
people, several people named by the girl are still to be booked.
Postponing the bail plea hearing
of the seventh accused in the case, Soman, the magistrate asked the public
prosecutor to come back with all the files.
Earlier, files pertaining to another
sex scandal were found missing from the office of Women's Commission office
at Thiruvananthapuram.
The victim of the case, a 22-year-old
woman, had last month alleged that State Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty
had sexually exploited her thrice eight years ago.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's government
has come under fire for the manner in which his government has handled
the two sex scandals.
