KOCHI: Former classmates of Jisha of Perumbavoor, who was killed after a rape, approached Kerala High Court on Friday supporting a petition seeking CBI probe into the case.
The petitioners, Rita Balachandran, Anu V Kuttan, Soumya CD and Bincy Jose stated in the petition that they were close friends of Jisha during 2010-2013 while they were pursuing LLB course.
They also sought to implead in the petition filed by the victim's father seeking CBI probe into the case. "We support the contentions of the victim's father. We also feel discontent in the manner in which the investigation is conducted and the final report was filed." The petitioners argued that the real culprits have gone scot free. A fair and proper investigation is warranted in the case to book all the culprits behind the curtain, said the petitioners.
"We being close friends of the victim, are shocked by the cold-blooded murder. We had been closely following up the case. Our statements were also recorded by the cops" the petitioners said.
Jisha, a 29-year-old law student at the Government Law College, Ernakulam, was found murdered on April 28, 2016 at her home near a canal in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam. It went on to become the most publicized crime case during the Assembly elections in the state in May.