Kiliroor case: CBI court finds 5 guilty of crime
Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI court has found 5 accused in the sensational Kiliroor sex scandal case guilty of crime. Charges of rape, kidnapping and conspiracy were booked against them. The quantum of punishment will be announced after hearing their views too. The verdict was announced by the Thiruvananthapuram CBI special court on Monday morning.
There were seven accused in the case. The 7th accused Soman was acquitted by the court. The charges against Soman was that he had helped the accused hire a room to stay in Kumili. But the court ruled that the prosecution was unabe to prove this charge.
The CBI which probed the case made the first accused Omanakutty as approver. The court found Lata Nair, Praveen, Kochumon, Manoj and Prashanth guilty of crime.
The case relates to sexual exploitation of a girl named Shaari from Kiliroor, near Kottayam, by the accused after offering her roles in television serials. Shaari died at the Kottayam Medical College Hospital on 13th November 2004.
Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI court has found 5 accused in the sensational Kiliroor sex scandal case guilty of crime. Charges of rape, kidnapping and conspiracy were booked against them. The quantum of punishment will be announced after hearing their views too. The verdict was announced by the Thiruvananthapuram CBI special court on Monday morning.
There were seven accused in the case. The 7th accused Soman was acquitted by the court. The charges against Soman was that he had helped the accused hire a room to stay in Kumili. But the court ruled that the prosecution was unabe to prove this charge.
The CBI which probed the case made the first accused Omanakutty as approver. The court found Lata Nair, Praveen, Kochumon, Manoj and Prashanth guilty of crime.
The case relates to sexual exploitation of a girl named Shaari from Kiliroor, near Kottayam, by the accused after offering her roles in television serials. Shaari died at the Kottayam Medical College Hospital on 13th November 2004.