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Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Accused To Appear Before POCSO Court Upon State's Appeal Against Acquittal

The Kerala High Court asked the sole accused, Arjun in the infamous Vandiperiyar rape and murder case to appear before the Special Court for the Trial of Offences Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Kattappana. Notably, he was acquitted by the POCSO court last year in the rape and murder of a 5 and a half …

Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder Case: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Relative Of Acquitted Accused Who Was Charged In A Counter Case

The Kerala High Court has granted bail to the relative of Arjun, who was acquitted in the rape and murder of a five-and-a-half-year-old minor girl at Vandiperiyar town in the Idukki district in 2021, accused of attacking the victim's family. "Indisputably, there is a case and counter case registered against the petitioner and the defacto complainant and their family members …

Kerala court acquits DYFI worker in Vandiperiyar rape & murder case of 6-year-old girl, cites lack of evidence

On Thursday, a Kerala court acquitted 24-year-old DYFI worker Arjun who was the sole accused in the rape and murder of a 6-year-old girl in Vandiperiyar town in the Idukki district of Kerala in 2021. The court said, “In the result, the accused is found not guilty for the offences punishable under sections 449, 376, 377, 376A, 376AB, 302 of …

Accused in rape and murder of 6-year-old girl at Vandiperiyar acquitted

A 24-year-old youth Arjun, accused of raping and murdering a 6-year-old girl at Vandiperiyar in Idukki, was acquitted by a Special Fast Track Court at Kattappana on Thursday. The court observed that the police had failed to produce sufficient evidence to incriminate the accused in the case. The child’s mother created an uproar on the court premises and her relatives …