A flurry of atrocities against minors is being reported from Kerala during the Ramadan period. A two-year-old girl named Fatima Nasreen was killed in Malappuram’s Kalikavu after being brutally tortured, according to the post-mortem report. She was allegedly beaten to death by her father, Muhammad Faiz.
The initial post-mortem report stated that the injuries to the child’s head and chest led to her death. She was hit on the head, her brain was jolted, and she had a blood clot. The post-mortem report also stated that the girl’s ribs were fractured.
The mother and her relatives alleged that the child’s father, Faiz, a native of Udarampoyil, had killed their daughter, Fatima. Faiz brought the child to the hospital, who was unconscious due to a brutal beating, claiming that food got trapped in her throat. By then, the girl child was dead.
But the information about the beating came out when the hospital staff found the marks of beating on the baby’s body and inquired with her mother and relatives. The child’s mother stated that Faiz threw his two-year-old daughter into the cupboard and the bed. The relatives also alleged that Faiz strangled the child.
After it became clear that Fatima was killed, the officials of the private hospital in Wandoor informed the police. Later, the child’s body was shifted to the Manjeri Medical College Mortuary.
Relatives said that Faiz harassed his wife, Shahanath, constantly. The accused demanded Shahanath withdraw a complaint against him and settle the issues. The Kalikavu police arrested Faiz. The police also said he would be questioned further based on the post-mortem report.
A Madrasa teacher was arrested for sexually assaulting seven- and nine-year-old minor siblings in Kochi, Ernakulam. Munambam police detained Kakkanad Thengod Puthumanaparambil House Yousafi (44), the Ustad of Al Falah Madrasa in Cherai, and took him into custody.
Yousafi sexually exploited the minors on several occasions inside and outside the Madrasa. He was arrested following a complaint filed by the children’s parents on Childline. The accused was produced in court and remanded.
A young man from Meppadi in Wayanad distinct, Kerala, was arrested for abusing cyberspace and trapping underage girls. Kollathuparamba House Faishad (22) was detained and charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). The accused used to advertise young women for modelling through social media.
A complaint that Faishad had threatened a minor girl after accepting the child’s photos led to the arrest. He got to know the girl through social media. The accused made her believe she could make money modelling and obtained her pictures.
Faishad used to contact the minor girl through Instagram and WhatsApp, making her believe she could earn money through modelling. Later, he started blackmailing her, threatening to circulate them. The case was registered under the Indian Penal Code, POCSO and IT Act.
Faishad was produced in court and remanded. The accused was arrested by a police team led by Meppadi Inspector SHO BK Siju.
