Controversy in Walayar: Parents Charge-Sheeted Amidst Unresolved Deaths

The Kerala High Court is reviewing a petition against chargesheets naming the parents of two Dalit girls as accused in their deaths in Walayar, 2017. The parents seek quashing of the charges and a deeper inquiry into potential homicide, amid CBI assertions of suicide due to harassment-induced trauma.

The Kerala High Court is poised to address a petition regarding the controversial chargesheets filed against the parents of two minor Dalit girls who were tragically found dead in Walayar in 2017. Justice C Jayachandran has sought a response from the CBI on the parents' plea to dismiss the chargesheets, which label them as accused.

The parents demand a thorough investigation into a possible homocidal angle surrounding their daughters' untimely deaths. The CBI had previously filed six chargesheets this month, implicating the parents under various sections of the POCSO Act and IPC, despite an earlier probe suggesting the girls committed suicide due to trauma from harassment.

The family argues that the charges are baseless, built on unreliable witness accounts, and allege that the CBI's conclusions are premature and inconclusive. The petition also highlights gaps in the investigation concerning the suspicious deaths of other accused individuals, suggesting a biased effort to classify the incident as suicide.

(With inputs from agencies.)