Kerala High Court directs probe against former DGP Siby Mathews for revealing identity of rape survivor

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state police to initiate a probe against former DGP Siby Mathews for allegedly revealing the identity of the rape survivor in the controversial Suryanelli case.

Justice A Badharudeen directed the Mannanthala police in Thiruvananthapuram to consider a complaint filed by K K Joshua, the investigating officer in the Suryanelli case.

According to his complaint, Mathews revealed the identity of the survivor of the 1996 case, in a book penned by him.

The court also quashed the report of the Thiruvananthapuram city police commissioner which said there was no need for a probe into the allegations against Mathews.

Joshua approached the court after the police refused to register a case against the former DGP.