Pathanamthitta: The POCSO court here has ordered to register a case against the woman who filed fake complaint on her husband and his friend of molesting her minor daughters. Judge Sanu S Panicker also let off the father and his friend.

In 2016, after a family dispute, the woman had filed complaint against the husband at the Pandalam police station and a case was registered against him. Following this the woman and husband separated while one each of their twin daughters stayed with the father and mother.

Later after nine months of separation, the woman filed a complaint with the Women’s Cell alleging the father and a friend of his sexually assaulted their 9-year-old twin daughters. She also convinced the daughter, staying with her, to give statement against father that he had sexually assaulted both the children.

Following this, the father and friend were arrested by police.

However, the court found that the mother had persuaded her daughter to give statement against father. This was observed after the child’s cross examination and medical tests. Also, the child staying with the father had not given statement against him.

Court observed that the woman deliberately faked the complaint due to her resentment towards husband. Court also found the friend was included in the complaint because of the woman’s brother’s enmity towards him.

Adv S Saroj Mohan and Adv Johnson Vilavinal appeared for the husband and friend at the court.