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.
