“Kerala: Karate teacher Siddique Ali accused of raping and killing a minor girl in Mallapuram, arrested after body found in river”, Opindia, February 22, 2024:
“Vazhakkad police arrested Oorkadavu native V Siddique Ali (43) on Thursday (22nd February) under the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Child Sexual Offences) in connection with the drowning of a 17-year-old girl in the Chaliyar River at Vettathur near Muttungal Kadavu. The girl was discovered dead in the river near her home at 8 pm on Monday (19th February).
Relatives and residents in the vicinity had been searching for the missing adolescent since 6 pm when they discovered her body in a shallow portion of the river. The body was undressed. According to the reports, some witnesses observed two strangers near the location where the body was discovered on the day of the tragedy. The family stated that the situation in which the body was discovered did not appear to be the result of suicide.
According to the victim’s family’s complaint, when the neighbours confronted them, they drove away without disclosing their faces, raising suspicions…..”
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