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The mother of the Walayar minor sisters, who were allegedly raped and killed in 2017, has filed a petition in the Kerala High Court seeking monitoring over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case.
A phone showing Bhagyavathi s campaign poster.
Credits: Aditya Varier
What happened in 2017
On January 13, 2017, Bhagyavathi and her husband, Ayapan Shaji, both construction workers, were away from home. Her two daughters, aged 13 and nine, were at home while their parents were at work.
It was the nine-year-old who found her sister hanging in a shed near their home. She told the police that she had seen two masked men leave her sisterâs room earlier that day.
âI remember that day very clearly,â Bhagyavathi told
Newslaundry. âMy younger daughter sat on my lap and told this to the police. Somehow, her statement never made it to court.â
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