Kerala: SIT Says No Proof Against Woman Arrested Months Ago For Son's Sexual Assault

Kerala mother sexual assault case: Investigations have not revealed conclusive proof against the woman arrested in January this year for sexually assaulting her teen son in Kerala, reports quoting police said Monday. Authorities said there was not enough evidence to chargesheet the accused.

In a reported first, the woman from Thiruvananthapuram was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) after her 14-year-old son said she had sexually assaulted him in 2019. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was probing the case.

"We have completed the investigation on this case and submitted the report to the court. We have relied on the medical examination report of the boy. However, we have not been able to find conclusive proof with regard to the contents of the FIR," a senior officer told The News Minute. 

Recap Of Events: Kerala Mother Sexual Assault Case

As per reports, a complaint in the case had been filed by the boy's father, who is separated from the accused and lives in the Gulf with another woman he married.

The matter came to light when the teen boy moved abroad to live with his father and revealed incidents of alleged sexual assault during teaching lessons. The father approached the Kadakkavoor police when he made a trip to Kerala in December 2020.

The boy's mother was arrested and two weeks later the Kerala High Court granted her bail, as per Hindustan Times. The court had directed an SIT probe in the case led by a female officer.

The woman's other son, younger, reportedly told authorities that his brother was tutored to accuse their mother and she had been falsely implicated. He further alleged their father was the one who physically assaulted the family. The State Women Commission and the Child Welfare Commission had taken cognisance of the case and criticised the woman's arrest.