Accused in Chevayur gang rape case still at large

Gang of three allegedly sexually assaulted differently abled girl in a parked bus in Kozhikode

Even after a month-long search, the police are yet to trace Indiesh Kumar, the second accused in the Chevayur rape case in which a 21-year-old differently abled girl was raped by a gang of three inside a parked bus. Though the police have claimed that the search is on for the accused, human rights activists and women’s welfare association leaders have alleged that Kumar is exploiting his political connections to evade arrest. A women’s organisation leader said the accused was convicted in a stabbing case earlier in which three persons had sustained serious injuries. He had undergone imprisonment in the case, she added.