The victim is a 16-year-old SSLC student (Representative Image) | Photo Credit: Thinkstock

Kannur: Counselled by city police officials, a 16-year-old girl has revealed shocking allegations against 20 men including her own father and local leaders of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). In her statement to police officials, the minor said that she was raped by 20 men at different spots across the city. She was first abused by four men at a lodge on November 13 and 19 with the manager of the establishment aiding the crime.

An SSLC student, the girl told her kin that she was afraid of somebody which is why she was unwilling to go to school. This prompted her mother and uncle to approach the women's cell of the police which led to an inquiry into the matter. Counselling of the victim also revealed that she had been physically abused by a relative much earlier. In addition, she told police officials that a woman she met on Facebook introduced her to her brother whom she had gone to meet at Parassinikkadavu when she was abducted by four men and taken to the lodge.

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She also gave hints about 20 others who she claimed raped her at various spots in the district including her own father. The eight arrested include DYFI leader of Anthoor, Nikhil Thaliyil among others who have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Police officials have identified some of them as Mattool KV Sandeep, Arimbra K Pavithran, Parappayi VC Shabeer, Kurumathoor Chorokkala CP Shamsuddeen.

Based on a complaint by the girl's uncle and mother, the women's police cell registered an FIR which led to the identification and subsequent arrests of eight of the accused. The cyber cell has also been asked to pitch in and help with the identification of others who created the fake ID which was used to lure the girl to the lodge.

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