Crucial files relating to Shari S Nair, a young unwed mother who died Nov 13 alleging sexual exploitation by political bigwigs, were found missing on Monday from a case diary submitted by the police in Kerala.
Kottayam Chief Judicial Magistrate PD Rajan, while hearing the bail plea of an accused in the case, discovered that files from two private hospitals and the Kottayam Medical College relating to Shari were missing.
The 22-year-old died at the Kottayam Medical College following complications after delivery. She had given birth to a baby girl Aug 15.
Shari's father had September 16 approached the Kottayam police and lodged a complaint that his daughter was being sexually abused by political heavyweights.
Though police have arrested eight people, several people named by the girl are still to be booked.
Postponing the bail plea hearing of the seventh accused in the case, Soman, the magistrate asked the public prosecutor to come back with all the files.
Earlier, files pertaining to another sex scandal were found missing from the office of Women's Commission office at Thiruvananthapuram.
The victim of the case, a 22-year-old woman, had last month alleged that State Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty had sexually exploited her thrice eight years ago.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's government
has come under fire for the manner in which his government has handled
the two sex scandals.