Kochi: The High Court quashed the order to file a case against the police officers on the complaint that a housewife who came to Ponnani to complain was tortured. The Ponnani Magistrate’s Court had ordered to file a case against the policemen as per the instructions of the High Court Single Bench. The order was to file a case against the accused including SP Sujith Das, DySP Benny and CI Vinod. The division bench, which considered the petition filed by CI Vinod against this, quashed the order of the single bench.
A housewife from Ponnani complained that SP, DY SP and CI had raped her. Against this, the accused Circle Inspector Vinod approached the Division Bench of the High Court.
When there was no further action on the complaint lodged with the police, the housewife approached the High Court. Yesterday, the High Court Single Bench directed the Ponnani Magistrate Court to take a decision within ten days. Based on this, the magistrate registered an FIR against the policemen and ordered an investigation. This order of the High Court Single Bench was set aside by the Division Bench. Earlier, the High Court had temporarily stayed the registration of FIR against the police officers.
Ponnani SHO Vinod, DySP Benny and Malappuram SP Sujith Das allegedly raped a housewife from Ponnani who approached her with a complaint related to some problems at home in 2022. The housewife also accused Sujith Das of raping her when she approached higher officials with a complaint of molestation by the SHO. SP Sujith is under suspension in another case. As soon as the incident came to the news, the officials came to the scene denying the allegations.
