Protests in Ker over acquittal of 3 accused in sexual assault

Protests broke out at many places in Kerala on Monday over acquittal of three accused in the case relating to the sexual assault and murder of two minor sisters at Palakkad in 2017.

Various political parties and non-political outfits took out marches in the state over the acquittal of the three men by a POSCO court at Palakkad.

The Opposition Congress disrupted proceedings on the first day of the 16th session of the Kerala assembly, demanding a CBI probe into the matter.

Though Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan assured the House that the government would seriously consider the matter, the Opposition staged a walkout, dissatisfied with his reply.

The elder girl, 13, was found hanging at her home at Walayar in Palakkad district on January 13, 2017, while her nine-year-old sister was found dead in the same manner on March 4 that year.

The post-mortem report revealed that the sisters were sexually assaulted.

The Yuva Morcha, the BJP's youth wing and Youth Congress took out protest marches to the office of the Superintendent of Police in Palakkad.

The Yuva Morcha activists tried in vain to break the police barricade to enter the SP's office