PRJ-LIVE-KL-1996-SURYANELLI | Gang Rape

PRJ-LIVE-KL-1996-SURYANELLIGang RapeCLOSED CONVICTED✓ Conviction

Location: Idukki, Kerala

Incident: 1996-01-16

IPC Sections: 376, 366, 368, 120

Victims: 1

Data confidence:95%

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Closure

Timeline · 4 events

1996-02-15~FIR FILEDMilestone93%
Case of 16-year-old girl abducted and raped by 42 men over 40 days across Kerala comes to light. FIR filed at Idukki police station; Dharmarajan (prime accused) arrested.
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2000-04-01~VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone90%
Sessions Court convicts 35 of 42 accused; sentences vary from 7 years to life. Case becomes a landmark on consent and trafficking of minors.
Court: Sessions Court, Kottayam
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2005-03-01~APPEAL FILEDMilestone88%
Kerala HC acquits most accused on procedural grounds; upholds conviction of only a few. Victim moves Supreme Court challenging mass acquittals.
Court: Kerala High Court
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2013-07-01~APPEAL FILEDMilestone88%
Supreme Court orders fresh trial for some accused. Case establishes precedent on re-examination of evidence in child trafficking cases; retrial proceedings ongoing.
Court: Supreme Court of India
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Key Milestones

◆1996-02-15FIR FILED
◆2000-04-01VERDICT PRONOUNCED
◆2005-03-01APPEAL FILED
◆2013-07-01APPEAL FILED

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