Reportedly the three police officials, who were initially investigating the Pollachi assault case in Tamilnadu, have been transferred. Accordingly the Tamilnadu Home Department issued the transfer orders to Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police R Pandiarajan, Pollachi Sub-Division DySP R Jayaram and Pollachi East Police Station Inspector A Natesan. Meanwhile the transfer orders, which appear to be in light of elections, come weeks after the then Coimbatore District SP outed the name of the Pollachi survivor.
Furthermore the orders signed by Additional Chief Secretary Niranjan Mardi reference a letter by the Election Commission dated March 31. Reportedly the Pollachi sexual assault case first came to light in February. Hence based on the complaint of a survivor who approached the police, an FIR was filed on February 24 against four men involved in sexually assaulting and blackmailing her with a recorded video of the crime.
Moreover in a press conference, then Coimbatore SP R Pandiarajan went on to reveal the survivor’s identity, besides details of the total number of videos he received, number of accused. Meanwhile the case was transferred from the local police to the state’s CB-CID on March 12, the damage had been done. Apparently the High Court also directed the state government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the survivor for violating her privacy, dignity and image and the three transferred policemen have, however, not been given any posting.
