In my childhood I studied a panchatatra story of a jackal & 2 golden rams fighting . Suryanelli case gives an idea of blood thirty jackal in CPM and Media. Perfect story to catch the attention of people, get TRP, to get votes, spoil image of A K Antony(Kurian was right hand of Antony, so CPM spread the story than Antony saved Kurian)
CPM & Media give a picture that a 16 years girl was abducted & gang raped by 40 men for a period 40 days across Kerala & Tamil Nadu, one of the rapist is the then central minister P J Kurian. A young girl begging for her life at the feet of Kurian, without giving ears to her Kurian brutally raped her repeatedly.... What should be the punishment for him, he should be crucified, shouted comrades, media, action councils, and women organizations.
What media spoke and what I heard from ground where entirely different stories, but still I dont want to spread unverified accounts, only wish to share only factual account of what happened in Suryanelli rape case, politics behind it.
Political Scenario
1. This case got headlines at a time A K Antony was CM in Kerala. He was all set to come back after banning arrack in Kerala which helped him to get support of women voters across spectrum.Opposition parties under E K Nayanar had nothing to counter clean image & vibrant govt of Antony .
After Suryanelli case came also there were no mention of Minister P J Kurian anywhere. Suryanelli girl refered a person called paaji raped her in Kumili Panchayat Guest House .P J Kurian was never addressed as Paaji( it was later identified that Paaji is a politician from Ponkunnam (kottayam Dist) and his real name is Antony. ) It was Desabhimani daily (mouth piece of CPM) which first give the headline news , Suryanelli girl identified paaji, its P J Kurian.
In suryanelli case wave CPM come back in power, 3 inquiries conducted by senior police officers(2 inquiries under CPM ). But there was no proof against P J Kurian, still before each election this case will take headlines.
Toll of this case on P J Kurian was huge, he lost LS election in Idukki, a safe seat for Congress, then from Mavelikkara in next LS election, just because he is a "rapist"
2. Was it a child rape
As per HC verdict ( its under review as per instruction of SC) girl has 16 years of age & so it cannot be considered as a minor
3. Unbelievable events described by Suryanelli girl
Conspiracy hatched by bus conductor, Usha & Dharmarajan, was persuaded, induced and kidnapped by bus conductor from the lawful guardianship of her parents to go away from the school hostel in Munnar to join him at Adimali and thereafter to go along with him to Kothamangalam at about 4.30 P.M.. on 16.1.1996. Before reaching there, Bus conductor disappeared. In such perplexed situation, late in the evening at about 7.30 P.M. suryanelli girl decided to go from Kothamangalam to her mother's sister's house at Kottayam.She boarded a private bus to Muvattupuzha. She noticed Usha in that bus. Thereafter she alighted at Muvattupuzha and went in an autorickshaw to K.S.R.T.C. bus station there, to catch a bus to Kottayam. She boarded a Trivandrum Fast Passenger bus wherein also she noticed the presence of accused Usha. She got down at Kottayam bus stand. She was frightened to go through the bylanes to reach her aunt there. Therefore she decided to catch a bus to Mundakkayam so as to go to her uncle's house.But there was no bus to Mundakkayam during that night. It was at that time Usha approached her calling her name. Later she introduced to Suryanelli girl to one person by name Sreekumar, whom she later realised as Dharmarajan. He promised to take her to Mundakayam. Thereafter Dharmarajan took her to Metro lodge near the bus stand where, he told her, his mother was staying. With the hope that she would be taken to her uncle's house at Mundakayam, she followed Dharmarajan. But Dharmarajan raped her during that night in the lodge room. On the next day morning she was taken to Ernakulam in a transport bus and thereafter to different places like Kumali, Kambam, Palakkad and Vanimel at Kozhikode, again to Kumali,Muvattupuzha, Aluva, Theni, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum,Kuravilangad, Kottayam, again to Kumali, Muvattupuzha and again to Kottayam, still again to Theni, Kumali, Kambam, again to Kumali, Kottayam and to Muvattupuzha and finally enfreed her on the morning of 26.2.1996. In the meantime she was presented to several persons who committed rape or gang rape on her.
3. Can we believe suryanelli girl ?
a. Suryanelli girl has spent money given for her hostel fees, later pledged her jewels for raising the same. Its is said to be given to a friend who was involved in Abhaya murder case. She was questioned by police. In court she told she dont remember it. it shows her character to conceal the facts which doesn't help her.
b. `I do not know why my daughter had run away' is the specific statement given by father in police when she was missing, he had no doubt of abduction, it gives clear idea how parents saw her
c. Letter written by girl to her father before eloping with bus conductorand her relationship with him
d. She didnt identify a professor who was with her for 2 days and travelled with her from kanyakumari to Trivandrum (he was professor of investigating officer, so for an investigationg officer also she was reday to change her stand, so we can understand the reliability)
e. she was expelled from mount carmel school in kottayam for her bad conduct
f. Her father asked nuns in her hostel to keep an eye on her movements, every time she asked permission even to give clothes to the launderer
g. 40 days she had been taken from place to place in public conveyances and she had been kept in lodges where others had also sought accommodation.
h. 2 times she has taken to doctors
f. Recently she was suspended from her job in tax office in Changasserry Kottayam for irregularities of Rs.2,6 lacs(She got this job as victim of Gang rape, will it turn out to be Kerala first state to give govt job for a child prositute ?)
4. Arguments & counter arguments
a. there was a conspiracy to abduct suryanelli girl
Letter written by Suryanelli girl show that she elope with bus conductor, not because of black mailing by Bus conductor for her photo album claimed by her. conspiracy theories fall flat here. When Bus conductor disappeared from bus before reaching Kothamangalam, but she never asked anyone about him. It gives so many questions about her version of conspiracy between Bus conductor, Usha & Dharmarajan . Theory of conspiracy & abduction falls flat here.
b. Suryanelli girl was gang raped?
No jointness in action by several persons alleged to have raped her on any single occasion had been spoken to by her.
c. Rape or Consensual sex ?
Is Suryanelli girl after returning to the fold of her parents attempting to wish away all consensual sexual intercourses by calling them rapes without her consent? Is she trying to paint herself white and attempting to place the blame for her unfortunate predicament on the shoulders of all with whom she had sexual intercourse by making convenient omnibus assertions that they were all rapes?
c.1 Under law she had reached that age of consent.
c.2After first day Dharmarajan "raped" her, she was taken to Kottyam bus stand. she studied in Kottayam, so if it was true she could have escaped from him. Instead of escaping she had gone to Ernakulam with Dharmarajan in public transport. They book room next day evening only. So both Dharmarajan & suryanelli girl was in public places for a whole day in Kochi city, but she never tried to escape
c.3 She was alone in Hotel Geeth in Trivandrum for a whole day, but she didn't try to escape from the custody
c.4 Jacob sait approached her in Hotel Geeth. He didnt commit any mischief to her. But she didnt reveal her identity to him also. If she was desperate to escape she should have told her situation to a person like Jacob Sait
c.5 dharmarajan took her to his friend's -who works in Panchayat- family in Vanimmel in Kozhikode. Dharmajan left her their and came back in next day only.She had been alone for long time when 2 teachers and dharmarajan friend gone for work. If a girl is under captivity & raped will they try to escape or continue to suffer ?
c.7 She had came to Kottayam more than 2 occassions in this 40 days, Kottyam is familiar with her because she studied there, but she never tried to escape .
c.8 She had crossed through Mundakayam, her uncle's place couple of times in this 40 days. If she had any intention to escape she should have done it because the place is very familiar to her
c.9 while under custody she called her uncle. She only knew the no. If her abductors fear her will they allow to make a call? if she was under captivity she should have told her uncle about that and then her father should have run to police & change his initial statement she run away to she was abducted. But as per girl fathers statement her uncle and daughter in law pleaded her to return
c. 10 She was taken to doctor in Periyar hospital Kumily. Her version is that she had severe pain in private part because of forceful intercourse, she was too weak. But doctor says the only treatment she has taken is for throat pain! She told she is a tourist came to visit Thekkady, given a fake name. She told she is from Ponkunnam(Ponkunnam is not her place, its Dharmarajan's place) A person suffering the trauma described by her for a month will certainly try for that; because nobody can snatch her away from the hospital and from the hands of a doctor. Her conduct that she did not do so even in that situation certainly speaks volumes about her character.
c.11 She was with jamal in his house, but she didnt reveal the identity of her to inmates. she had severe stomach pain and was taken to Anpu hospital in Elappara, Idukki. She had administered enema there. She was undressed by nurse for enema, any discolouration or inflammation was there, it would have been noticed by the nurse. but nothing reported, and doctor says that she was not terrified.She could have revealed her identity to doctor or to nurse. but she didnt reveal
c.12 Visits to the doctors assume significance and relevance. Even for a comparatively minor ailment of sore throat for a day she was taken to a doctor. Does that indicate cruel conduct of the captors or sympathetic conduct of friendly individuals?
c.13 It is also to be noted at this juncture that whenever a rapist came to her, she had revealed that she had heavy pain and she was cheated, she was the daughter of Munnar Postmaster and she had also revealed her correct name. It is unbelievable that such a person did not reveal her identity to doctors & nurse, in whose hands she was safe, She could have revealed her identity or at least her alleged ailments on those two occasions and attempted to escape from the jaws of the rapists.
c.14 It is also to be noted that during the 40 days, there was no physical restraint of Suryanelli girl. She had been allowed to travel freely. She does not have a case that she was confined in the house in Palaghat. & elappara .People have seen her in the courtyard and verandah in the house . She was alone in Hotel Geeth at Trivandrum in a room for a whole day. Jacob Sait was compassionate towards her while in that hotel. No body else was there at that time. When there is no physical restraint, that will speak much about the consent for sexual intercourse.
c.15 There were several occasions for suryanelli girl to reveal her identity to the non-rapists with whom she had come across and sought help. That she did not do so is an indicative factor that she may not have been unhappy with those who had been keeping her.
c.16 After she came back after gangrape for 40 days she was not taken to hospital for 2 days(Her mother is anurse). That means she was not in a bad physical condition as described by media. the doctor examined her says that there was no evidence of physical resistance for rape
c.17 She was admittedly willing to "go on a tour" with Bus conductor without any specific plan for marriage and family life withhim.She took her mother's sarees and cash with her when she left her home planning all the time to deceive her parents
c.18 Suryanelli girl and her parents needed an explanation to be offered for consumption by the other members of the family and public. They could not have accepted the theory of voluntary departure and immoral life of suryanelli girl, even if that were true even. To save their honour, a version that pictures suryanelli girl as an unwilling victim was essential
c.19 in these 40 days only 2 occasions there were more than 2 persons with her in room
c.20 allegation of robbery by Dharmarajan by taking her to Jewellers is a funny story, if someone rob, they will do it when she is alone, why should take her to a jewellers and threaten her ?
c.21 So its clear that it was a consensual sex , not a gangrape or abduction as claimed by her
4. Politics
M Mani, CPM idukki district secretary is arrested for his involvement in killing political opponents, CPM lost its face in T P Chandrasekaran murder too. Accusation of rape is the best weapon to tarnish political opponents. Achuthnandan used it in past, now also he uses it at his best.
Suryanelli rape case is not ended. Its still in court. It my opinion, hope court will give its verdict based on facts not on emotions. Justice Basanth who give verdict in HC & former SP Ittoop inquired this case told same thing about Suryanelli rape case - it was not a rape but it was child prostitution. Sathyameva Jayate
Reference - Reports in Mangalam news paper & weekly
High Court verdict on Suryanelli Case
CPM & Media give a picture that a 16 years girl was abducted & gang raped by 40 men for a period 40 days across Kerala & Tamil Nadu, one of the rapist is the then central minister P J Kurian. A young girl begging for her life at the feet of Kurian, without giving ears to her Kurian brutally raped her repeatedly.... What should be the punishment for him, he should be crucified, shouted comrades, media, action councils, and women organizations.
What media spoke and what I heard from ground where entirely different stories, but still I dont want to spread unverified accounts, only wish to share only factual account of what happened in Suryanelli rape case, politics behind it.
Political Scenario
1. This case got headlines at a time A K Antony was CM in Kerala. He was all set to come back after banning arrack in Kerala which helped him to get support of women voters across spectrum.Opposition parties under E K Nayanar had nothing to counter clean image & vibrant govt of Antony .
After Suryanelli case came also there were no mention of Minister P J Kurian anywhere. Suryanelli girl refered a person called paaji raped her in Kumili Panchayat Guest House .P J Kurian was never addressed as Paaji( it was later identified that Paaji is a politician from Ponkunnam (kottayam Dist) and his real name is Antony. ) It was Desabhimani daily (mouth piece of CPM) which first give the headline news , Suryanelli girl identified paaji, its P J Kurian.
In suryanelli case wave CPM come back in power, 3 inquiries conducted by senior police officers(2 inquiries under CPM ). But there was no proof against P J Kurian, still before each election this case will take headlines.
Toll of this case on P J Kurian was huge, he lost LS election in Idukki, a safe seat for Congress, then from Mavelikkara in next LS election, just because he is a "rapist"
2. Was it a child rape
As per HC verdict ( its under review as per instruction of SC) girl has 16 years of age & so it cannot be considered as a minor
3. Unbelievable events described by Suryanelli girl
Conspiracy hatched by bus conductor, Usha & Dharmarajan, was persuaded, induced and kidnapped by bus conductor from the lawful guardianship of her parents to go away from the school hostel in Munnar to join him at Adimali and thereafter to go along with him to Kothamangalam at about 4.30 P.M.. on 16.1.1996. Before reaching there, Bus conductor disappeared. In such perplexed situation, late in the evening at about 7.30 P.M. suryanelli girl decided to go from Kothamangalam to her mother's sister's house at Kottayam.She boarded a private bus to Muvattupuzha. She noticed Usha in that bus. Thereafter she alighted at Muvattupuzha and went in an autorickshaw to K.S.R.T.C. bus station there, to catch a bus to Kottayam. She boarded a Trivandrum Fast Passenger bus wherein also she noticed the presence of accused Usha. She got down at Kottayam bus stand. She was frightened to go through the bylanes to reach her aunt there. Therefore she decided to catch a bus to Mundakkayam so as to go to her uncle's house.But there was no bus to Mundakkayam during that night. It was at that time Usha approached her calling her name. Later she introduced to Suryanelli girl to one person by name Sreekumar, whom she later realised as Dharmarajan. He promised to take her to Mundakayam. Thereafter Dharmarajan took her to Metro lodge near the bus stand where, he told her, his mother was staying. With the hope that she would be taken to her uncle's house at Mundakayam, she followed Dharmarajan. But Dharmarajan raped her during that night in the lodge room. On the next day morning she was taken to Ernakulam in a transport bus and thereafter to different places like Kumali, Kambam, Palakkad and Vanimel at Kozhikode, again to Kumali,Muvattupuzha, Aluva, Theni, Kanyakumari, Trivandrum,Kuravilangad, Kottayam, again to Kumali, Muvattupuzha and again to Kottayam, still again to Theni, Kumali, Kambam, again to Kumali, Kottayam and to Muvattupuzha and finally enfreed her on the morning of 26.2.1996. In the meantime she was presented to several persons who committed rape or gang rape on her.
3. Can we believe suryanelli girl ?
a. Suryanelli girl has spent money given for her hostel fees, later pledged her jewels for raising the same. Its is said to be given to a friend who was involved in Abhaya murder case. She was questioned by police. In court she told she dont remember it. it shows her character to conceal the facts which doesn't help her.
b. `I do not know why my daughter had run away' is the specific statement given by father in police when she was missing, he had no doubt of abduction, it gives clear idea how parents saw her
c. Letter written by girl to her father before eloping with bus conductorand her relationship with him
d. She didnt identify a professor who was with her for 2 days and travelled with her from kanyakumari to Trivandrum (he was professor of investigating officer, so for an investigationg officer also she was reday to change her stand, so we can understand the reliability)
e. she was expelled from mount carmel school in kottayam for her bad conduct
f. Her father asked nuns in her hostel to keep an eye on her movements, every time she asked permission even to give clothes to the launderer
g. 40 days she had been taken from place to place in public conveyances and she had been kept in lodges where others had also sought accommodation.
h. 2 times she has taken to doctors
f. Recently she was suspended from her job in tax office in Changasserry Kottayam for irregularities of Rs.2,6 lacs(She got this job as victim of Gang rape, will it turn out to be Kerala first state to give govt job for a child prositute ?)
4. Arguments & counter arguments
a. there was a conspiracy to abduct suryanelli girl
Letter written by Suryanelli girl show that she elope with bus conductor, not because of black mailing by Bus conductor for her photo album claimed by her. conspiracy theories fall flat here. When Bus conductor disappeared from bus before reaching Kothamangalam, but she never asked anyone about him. It gives so many questions about her version of conspiracy between Bus conductor, Usha & Dharmarajan . Theory of conspiracy & abduction falls flat here.
b. Suryanelli girl was gang raped?
No jointness in action by several persons alleged to have raped her on any single occasion had been spoken to by her.
c. Rape or Consensual sex ?
Is Suryanelli girl after returning to the fold of her parents attempting to wish away all consensual sexual intercourses by calling them rapes without her consent? Is she trying to paint herself white and attempting to place the blame for her unfortunate predicament on the shoulders of all with whom she had sexual intercourse by making convenient omnibus assertions that they were all rapes?
c.1 Under law she had reached that age of consent.
c.2After first day Dharmarajan "raped" her, she was taken to Kottyam bus stand. she studied in Kottayam, so if it was true she could have escaped from him. Instead of escaping she had gone to Ernakulam with Dharmarajan in public transport. They book room next day evening only. So both Dharmarajan & suryanelli girl was in public places for a whole day in Kochi city, but she never tried to escape
c.3 She was alone in Hotel Geeth in Trivandrum for a whole day, but she didn't try to escape from the custody
c.4 Jacob sait approached her in Hotel Geeth. He didnt commit any mischief to her. But she didnt reveal her identity to him also. If she was desperate to escape she should have told her situation to a person like Jacob Sait
c.5 dharmarajan took her to his friend's -who works in Panchayat- family in Vanimmel in Kozhikode. Dharmajan left her their and came back in next day only.She had been alone for long time when 2 teachers and dharmarajan friend gone for work. If a girl is under captivity & raped will they try to escape or continue to suffer ?
c.7 She had came to Kottayam more than 2 occassions in this 40 days, Kottyam is familiar with her because she studied there, but she never tried to escape .
c.8 She had crossed through Mundakayam, her uncle's place couple of times in this 40 days. If she had any intention to escape she should have done it because the place is very familiar to her
c.9 while under custody she called her uncle. She only knew the no. If her abductors fear her will they allow to make a call? if she was under captivity she should have told her uncle about that and then her father should have run to police & change his initial statement she run away to she was abducted. But as per girl fathers statement her uncle and daughter in law pleaded her to return
c. 10 She was taken to doctor in Periyar hospital Kumily. Her version is that she had severe pain in private part because of forceful intercourse, she was too weak. But doctor says the only treatment she has taken is for throat pain! She told she is a tourist came to visit Thekkady, given a fake name. She told she is from Ponkunnam(Ponkunnam is not her place, its Dharmarajan's place) A person suffering the trauma described by her for a month will certainly try for that; because nobody can snatch her away from the hospital and from the hands of a doctor. Her conduct that she did not do so even in that situation certainly speaks volumes about her character.
c.11 She was with jamal in his house, but she didnt reveal the identity of her to inmates. she had severe stomach pain and was taken to Anpu hospital in Elappara, Idukki. She had administered enema there. She was undressed by nurse for enema, any discolouration or inflammation was there, it would have been noticed by the nurse. but nothing reported, and doctor says that she was not terrified.She could have revealed her identity to doctor or to nurse. but she didnt reveal
c.12 Visits to the doctors assume significance and relevance. Even for a comparatively minor ailment of sore throat for a day she was taken to a doctor. Does that indicate cruel conduct of the captors or sympathetic conduct of friendly individuals?
c.13 It is also to be noted at this juncture that whenever a rapist came to her, she had revealed that she had heavy pain and she was cheated, she was the daughter of Munnar Postmaster and she had also revealed her correct name. It is unbelievable that such a person did not reveal her identity to doctors & nurse, in whose hands she was safe, She could have revealed her identity or at least her alleged ailments on those two occasions and attempted to escape from the jaws of the rapists.
c.14 It is also to be noted that during the 40 days, there was no physical restraint of Suryanelli girl. She had been allowed to travel freely. She does not have a case that she was confined in the house in Palaghat. & elappara .People have seen her in the courtyard and verandah in the house . She was alone in Hotel Geeth at Trivandrum in a room for a whole day. Jacob Sait was compassionate towards her while in that hotel. No body else was there at that time. When there is no physical restraint, that will speak much about the consent for sexual intercourse.
c.15 There were several occasions for suryanelli girl to reveal her identity to the non-rapists with whom she had come across and sought help. That she did not do so is an indicative factor that she may not have been unhappy with those who had been keeping her.
c.16 After she came back after gangrape for 40 days she was not taken to hospital for 2 days(Her mother is anurse). That means she was not in a bad physical condition as described by media. the doctor examined her says that there was no evidence of physical resistance for rape
c.17 She was admittedly willing to "go on a tour" with Bus conductor without any specific plan for marriage and family life withhim.She took her mother's sarees and cash with her when she left her home planning all the time to deceive her parents
c.18 Suryanelli girl and her parents needed an explanation to be offered for consumption by the other members of the family and public. They could not have accepted the theory of voluntary departure and immoral life of suryanelli girl, even if that were true even. To save their honour, a version that pictures suryanelli girl as an unwilling victim was essential
c.19 in these 40 days only 2 occasions there were more than 2 persons with her in room
c.20 allegation of robbery by Dharmarajan by taking her to Jewellers is a funny story, if someone rob, they will do it when she is alone, why should take her to a jewellers and threaten her ?
c.21 So its clear that it was a consensual sex , not a gangrape or abduction as claimed by her
4. Politics
M Mani, CPM idukki district secretary is arrested for his involvement in killing political opponents, CPM lost its face in T P Chandrasekaran murder too. Accusation of rape is the best weapon to tarnish political opponents. Achuthnandan used it in past, now also he uses it at his best.
Suryanelli rape case is not ended. Its still in court. It my opinion, hope court will give its verdict based on facts not on emotions. Justice Basanth who give verdict in HC & former SP Ittoop inquired this case told same thing about Suryanelli rape case - it was not a rape but it was child prostitution. Sathyameva Jayate
Reference - Reports in Mangalam news paper & weekly
High Court verdict on Suryanelli Case
