PALAKKAD: National Scheduled Castes Commission vice-chairman Dr L Murugan on Tuesday stated that he would summon the chief secretary and DGP before the commission to record the state government’s version with regard to the alleged lapses in the police investigation and prosecution proceedings in the death of two Dalit girls who were sexually exploited.
He was speaking to media persons after visiting the house of the the sisters who committed suicide after being sexually assaulted at Attappalam near Walayar. Four of the five accused were acquitted by the court. He spent around 30 minutes speaking to the girls’ parents who apprised him of the developments and stated that the police did not inform them about various developments during the investigation.
The parents said they had deposed everything in the court including them witnessing the accused sexually assaulting their children.
Murugan said that one of the witnesses who was brought to the court was not cross examined by the lawyers. The person was later told that there was no need to depose. Such lapses had led to justice being denied to the family, he added.