October 27, 2011: Two more persons have been taken into custody in
connection with the sensational Varapuzha sex scandal case in which a
16-year-old girl who was sold by her parents to Sobha John for Rs 1 lakh
at Thiruvananthapuram last year.
Police identified the accused as Johnson (50) and Narayanan; so far
34 persons have been apprehended in connection with the case.
The special investigation team got the major breakthrough in the case
after interrogating the prime accused Sobha John and her accomplices.
The girl was sexually exploited in several districts including
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta.
Sobha John and her accomplices Rehman and Anil were sent to police
custody for 10 days for further interrogation. Meanwhile the probe team
has apprehended one more person identified as Sathar from Ernakulam
south railway station premise in connection with the case.
On October 4th Sobha John was apprehended by a 10-member police team
led by Ernakulam rural SP Harshita along with five others from
Bangalore. The girl had confirmed the involvement of Shobha John in the
case.
The girl was allegedly sold for Rs one lakh by her parents to Shobha
John last year in Thiruvananthapuram. Police had arrested the girl along
with two others from Varapuzha.
Meanwhile the Circle Inspector of Police who probed the ‘Varappuzha’
sex racket case was removed from further investigation in the case for
allowing the prime accused Shobha John to speak to media when she was
brought to here after arrest from Bangalore.
According to police sources, the action against CI Abdul Salam was
recommended by DYSP, Aluva, who found lapse on the part of him for
having allowed John to speak to the media. The police higher-ups also
took exception to Salam having conducted a press meet without getting
prior permission from his superiors.
Sabu George, CI of nearby Vadekkekkara, has been entrusted with
further investigation in the case. Sobha John, wanted in connection with
the sex racket case involving a minor girl, was arrested in Bangalore
alongwith three of her male accomplices.
When she was brought here, she told media that she would reveal the
names of all those who sexually exploited the victim. Sobha, also
accused in other criminal cases, spoke in the presence of CI Salam.
Shobha John, also an accused in other criminal cases, and the three
others were arrested last evening by a Kerala police team and brought to
Paravoor near here today. Police said Shohba, Bechu Rahman, K Anil and
Kannan were apprehended while they were about to board a car after
shopping in a mall in Bangalore.
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