3 senior students held for kid rape
About 15 students were brought to the station for questioning
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-11-13 04:20 GMT
KOZHIKODE: Three school students undergoing religious courses were taken into custody in connection with the sexual assault on an LKG student at Darul Huda English Medium School, Parakkadavu.
Senior police officials said their arrest was yet to be recorded as some more procedures had to be completed. Mr A.S. Suresh Kumar, Nadapuram CI, who is investigating the case, said that about 15 students were brought to the station for questioning. “We have not recorded the arrest of anyone yet,” he said.
However, another senior official said that the three would be arrested soon as the police had got enough evidence to prove their role in the assault.
The police had taken the photographs of all the 62 students staying in the school hostel and shown them to the girl. She reportedly identified the three among them. Later, all the hostel mates were brought in for an identification parade and the girl once again identified the three.
Meanwhile, sources said there was pressure on the police to go slow in the case as some of the students belong to families with high-level connections. The local people have formed a committee to fast track the investigation.