Daijiworld Media Network- Thiruvananthapuram (RJP)
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 19: The godman rape case has reached another level on Saturday after the police moved court to order a lie detector test on the victim.
The police took the decision after the victim said she was forced to act and speak against the godman whose sexual organ she had cut off resisting and alleged rape attempt.
The police filed a petition in special court on Saturday seeking permission for the tests. The court is presently hearing a bail plea of Swami. Both the petitions will come up before the court on Monday.
The police believe that as the victim is changing her statements on every day basis, it will affect their investigation into the case. They say that only a scientific investigation can reveal the truth and take the investigation in the right direction.
A letter written by the woman to Swami’s lawyer emerged last week in which she accused the police of having forcedher to confess against the 53-year-old swami, who she said had not sexually abused her. She had also blamed Ayyappadas, a man known to her and her family, for hatching a conspiracy and for asking her to chop off Swami’s genitals.
The victim has also demanded CBI probe into the whole incident, saying she does not have faith in local police.
The accused Swami, who was arrested after the incident, is under judicial remand.
An audio clip believed to be that of the woman speaking to the Swami's counsel is also being circulated in social media.
The victim’s mother had earlier written to the DGP stating that Swami had not raped her daughter. She claimed that her daughter had some mental problems.
The godman was admitted to the government medical college here with critical injuries in the wee hours of May 20. The woman had earlier stated that she had chopped off the genitals of the man during a rape attempt at her home where he was a frequent visitor.
Swami too, after successful surgery of joining back the penis, had said that he himself had chopped off his sexual organ, as it was of no use to him.