HC orders DGP to form spl team to probe retreat centre matter

Kochi, Mar 10 (UNI) The Kerala High Court today ordered the Director General of Police to constitute a special team headed by an IG of police to investigate various allegations against the Muringoor divine retreat centre.

Justice K Padmanabhan Nair directed the DGP to constitute a special team headed by IGP Vinson M Paul, who is now chairman and managing director of Kerala State Housing Construction Cooperative Society to probe the matter.

The Government initiated suo-motu proceedings on the basis of an anonymous complaint alleging that criminal acts and anti-social activities were taking place at Muringoor divine retreat centre.

An undertrial prisioner detained in district jail had complained that she was raped at the retreat centre.

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