A senior authorities prosecutor of the Kerala excessive court docket tendered his resignation on Thursday after being directed to take action by the workplace of the Attorney General following prices of rape in opposition to him, officers stated.
The motion was taken in opposition to PG Manu, the federal government pleader.
The motion was taken in opposition to PG Manu, the federal government pleader, after the Chottanikkara police in Ernakulam district on Wednesday booked him on prices of raping a 25-year-old lady final month.
“The accused has been booked under sections 376 (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the IT act,” stated a police officer.
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“According to the complainant, the accused raped her a number of times, including at his office in Kadavanthra and her residence. She had met him to ask for legal aid in connection with another case of sexual harassment she had filed back in 2018 in which the trial is still ongoing. The complaint says that he sent lewd messages to her through social media and shot private videos and photos of her on his phone,” the officer stated.
The survivor has recorded her assertion with the police and additional probe is underway, the officer stated.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
