INDIA
Newindpress
Friday October 7 2005 13:51 IST
KOZHIKODE: The State Women’s Commission has begun an inquiry into the complaint from a woman in judicial custody, lodged in the Kozhikode district jail, that she was sexually exploited by a priest at a retreat centre in Thrissur district.
Police are investigating the case.
The woman was arrested by Elathur Police in June this year in connection with a theft under the Elathur Police station limits.
The woman, a native of Aralam in Kannur, was in an advanced stage of pregnancy when remanded. Earlier, she had reportedly stayed at the retreat centre.