Kerala: Woman IPS officer goes to Saudi, brings man accused of Minor's rape, back to India
Kerala: Kollam Police Commissioner Merin Joseph, who took charge in June this year, on Sunday left for Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to extradite Sunil Kumar Bhadran (38), a resident Kollam, wanted in a child rape case.
Sunil Kumar, a native of Kollam, was a tile worker in Saudi Arabia. In 2017, while he was holidaying in Kerala, he sexually assaulted his friend’s 13-year old niece for three months.
The victim who belonged to a scheduled caste community, finally revealed her ordeal to her family. She was then shifted to Government Mahila Mandiram rescue home at Karicode in Kollam District.
But by the team police initiated action and issued look out notice notice against Sunil, he had fled to Saudi Arabia. The parental uncle of the victim who introduced Sunil to the family of victim killed himself followed by the victim who killed herself in June 2017.
The case impacted public conscience and people were outraged at the crime and demanded extradition of Sunil from Saudi Arabia. Although the International Investigation Agency of the Kerala Police was following up with the Saudi police on cards with the India-Saudi extradition treaty signed in 2010 by them Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi King Abdullah.
A few days ago, Saudi Police informed their counterparts in Kerala that they had arrested Sunil and can go ahead with extradition. Though most IPS officers would have sent junior officers to secure the man, Merin chose to go herself.
“This was the first time that we would be doing such an extradition. I wanted to learn how it works so that I could, in turn, share the knowledge with my team. There was a lot of paperwork, it involved the CBI and the Interpol too. We also had to make documents to bring him back. This is why I decided to go. I am also passionate about cases involving women and children, and this was a man I believed should be brought back to face trial," news agency The News Minute quoted the officer as saying.
Sunil Kumar’s extradition is now first such extradition of a Indian criminal from Saudi Arabia, nine years after the two countries signed extradition treaties.
Sunil now under the custody of Kerala Police and will be tried as per the law.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
