The family members of the survivor in the Pantheerankavu domestic violence case held the police accountable for the alleged escape of the suspect from Kozhikode district. Claiming that the man had left for Singapore via Bengaluru, they said the involvement of his family members in facilitating his easy escape and the domestic violence case should be probed.
Though Rahul P. Gopal, the suspect in the case, released a video claiming that he had left the country for his own protection, the police remained tight-lipped over the claim. In the video, he argued that there were no clashes in the family seeking dowry. He also admitted that he had beaten up his wife. Meanwhile, the police squads carried out extensive searches in various parts of Karnataka for him after tracking his last location.
In the wake of the survivor’s revelations that Rahul’s mother and sister had involvement in the torture she faced at their home, the police would soon record their statement. Police sources said a case would be registered against them as part of the continuing investigation into the incident. On Thursday, the Special Investigation Team recorded the statement of the survivor and her parents, who took up the issue with the police.
