Ernakulam: LDF convenor EP Jayarajan said the 5-yr-old girl’s abduction, rape and murder in Aluva, is a sad incident. The police did not fail in the Aluva case. Blaming the police for anything and everything is a wrong trend and will only serve to demoralize the police, he said. The LDF convenor spoke to the media when he visited the family of the five-year-old girl in Aluva.
On the day of the incident, at 7.30 pm the police received information that the child was missing. The accused was taken into custody by the police, same day at 9 pm. During the subsequent questioning of the accused, the accused gave false information to the police. The body was found later. He said that it was a sad incident and no one should see politics in this incident.
Following the tragic incident, there has been wide criticism for the delay in search operations by the Police. Though, the police had arrested the accused, Afsaq, a migrant worker on the same day the girl went missing, they could not find her body till the next day. The police had failed in getting information from Afsaq and got misled by the statements of the accused. The security force also failed in saving the girl on time after she was kidnapped from near her house by Afsaq.
Even the Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan was widely criticised for keeping mum on the issue. His silence was seen as surprising as criticisms are being raised against the police for its lapse in saving the child. The CM handles the home ministry portfolio and is responsible to answer the questions raised against the police.
In addition, the Higher Education Minister, R Bindu, when asked about why no minister accompanied the funeral of the child, she replied by asking if it is necessary that ministers must reach everywhere. She also added that it was thought that ministers who have the responsibility of the district would attend the funeral. The minister said that there has been no lapse from the part of the police.
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