CHENNAI:Three constables who had allegedly raped a Sri Lankan Tamil woman, her mother has filed a petition in the Madras high court seeking compensation and a CBI probe. The young woman committed self-immolation after the alleged incident and later gave a dying declaration against the cops.
Padmavathi is victim mother, contended that she and her daughter were picked up by the Karur police from their refugee camp at Rayanoor on March 7, 2010. The police, who had come in a van, claimed that her husband had been detained in connection with a murder case and that he wanted to meet them.
Victim Raped by 3 Cops
Padmavathi said, they were taken to an armed reserve force camp, where she was asked to wait in the van and her daughter was taken into a building. After nearly three hours, she too was allowed into the building where she saw three constables in civil dress walking out. Her daughter looked without dress, she said, adding that her daughter was completely shaken and not in a position to even talk.
Later, the mother and the daughter were taken back to their home in police van. On the way, another constable threatened to kill her husband if they revealed the incident to anyone, Padmavathi said.
Moments after returning to their hut, Padmavathi's daughter doused herself with kerosene and set herself ablaze. Later advocate rushed to
the hospital and recorded statement from victim through mobile before
she die.
Culprits was not Arrested
In spite of all the clinching evidence and the dying declaration implicating the three cops, no first information report (FIR) was registered by the police and none of the culprits were arrested.
so for.
My agony is Justice should not Failed against this Victim.
