Kochi rape case: Officials conduct identification parade of accused

Kochi: The identification parade has been completed in the rape case of a 52-year-old woman in Kammattipadam. The parade happened at the Ernakulam sub jail. The police will submit an application demanding custody of the accused today. 

The Kerala police had arrested an Assam native last week for allegedly raping a 52-year-old woman and grievously injuring her. 

On December 13, the accused Firdous allegedly lured the woman, a native of Alappuzha district who works as a daily wage labourer at a railway station here, saying he would show her the way to the nearest metro station, the police said.

When they reached an isolated area near a railway overbridge, Firdous allegedly pushed the woman into the bushes and brutally raped her before fleeing the spot, they added.

The locals later found the rape survivor in an injured state and rushed her to a hospital, the police said.

Firdous had remained in Kochi even after the incident until he was finally nabbed by the police. 

The 32-year-old accused, although a native of Assam, is fluent in Malayalam, the survivor woman had told the police. 

Firdaus, a regular offender, was arrested in a drug case a few months ago. He was out on bail, and ended up committing the heinous crime.  

Police is said to have ascertained Firdaus’s role in the crime after inspecting the available CCTV footages in the region where the crime had happened.