Kerala police have identified one of the accused in the Kerala rape case as the neighbour of the victim. Reportedly, he is also a drug addict. The authorities had detained two people for the crime on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Jisha, a 30-year-old law student, was found brutally raped and murdered at her house in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala.
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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy visited the victim’s mother on Wednesday. Following the attack on her daughter, she took ill and was admitted to a hospital in Perumbavoor.
“I assure you that the culprit behind this brutal crime would be brought to justice,” Chandy assured the victim’s mother.
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Additionally, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has also taken suo moto cognizance of media reports of the crime, and issued a notice to the Kerala government