October 12, 2011: Around 50 persons are currently under police
scanner 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.
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.
