1996 Suryanelli Gangrape Case

Suryanelli case: Key convict Dharmarajan taken into custody

The third accused in the Suryanelli rape case, SS Dharmarajan, was taken into custody by a special team of the Kerala police on Friday. Dharmarajan was arrested from an undisclosed location in Karnataka and will be brought to the special court in Kotayam where he will be presented before the magistrate. Dharmarajan, who was granted bail in 2005, had been absconding since then. ...  

Kurien writes to Sonia on allegations against him in Suryanelli case

Caught with allegations in the Suryanelli gangrape case, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson PJ Kurien has written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. He has said that the allegations on him in the Suryanelli gangrape case are political vendetta. ...  

Suryanelli gangrape: More trouble for Kurien as PC Chacko speaks against him

Amidst growing calls for the removal, more trouble is piling on for Rajya sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien in the Suryanelli gangrape case. Kurien's own party spokesperson PC Chacko has now spoken out against him, saying the Congress party will take a decision on him before the Budget Session. The rape survivor has demanded that Kurien be made an accused in the case. ...  

Cong to take call on Kurien before Budget Session: Chacko

Amidst growing calls for the removal of Deputy Chariman of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien, Congress spokesperson and Kurien's colleague from Kerala, PC Chacko has said the party will take a decision on his removal before the Budget Session. ...  

Opponents using Suryanelli rape survivor: Kurien

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson and Congress MP PJ Kurien on Friday ruled out his resignation following allegations of his involvement in the 1996 Suryanelli gangrape case. Speaking to CNN-IBN the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson said, "There is no question of stepping down from my position." ...  

Suryanelli rape: Cong under pressure to act against Kurien

The Congress is under immense pressure to act against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson PJ Kurien as the demand for his resignation has grown with him being implicated in the 1996 Suryanelli gangrape case. Adding to the Congress's woes, the key witness KS Rajan, whose testimony was key to Kurien's acquittal, has retracted his statement. ...  

Suryanelli rape: More trouble for Kurien, witness retracts statement

There has been a dramatic twist in the 1996 Suryanelli rape case in which Deputy Rajya Sabha Chairman PJ Kurien has been implicated. KS Rajan, a key witness whose testimony was key to Kurien's acquittal, has now retracted his statement. Rajan has now said that his statement that placed Kurien away from the scene of the rape was not recorded correctly. "My friends took me to the bank and very...  

Kurien seeks appointment with Sonia as demand for his removal grows

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien has sought time to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi. The attempt to meet Sonia Gandhi comes hours after the Suryanelli rape victim's mother wrote to Sonia asking her to intervene in the interest of justice for her daughter. ...