<p>Close on the heels of Kerala Women's Commission chairperson M C Josephine's resignation, a member of the commission landed in trouble after she posted a selfie picture of being in a jovial mood while travelling to high range in Idukki district of Kerala to meet the family of a minor girl who was raped and murdered.</p>.<p>Women's Commission member Shahida Kamal has invited widespread criticism on social media after she posted her picture travelling to Vandiperiyar in Idukki to meet the family of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered by local youth. She posted her smiling picture while travelling in a car with the heading 'Traveling to Vandiperiyar'. Vandiperiyar is close to the popular tourist spot Thekkady.</p>.<p>The post invited criticism that the Women's Commission member was on a leisure trip to Vandiperiyar.</p>.<p>Subsequently, Kamal, who is a Congress turned CPM leader, withdrew the post with a clarification that she used to try to suppress sadness with a smile.</p>.<p>The Vandiperiyar rape-murder case is already caught up in a political row as the accused Arjun is a DYFI worker. He was suspected to have sexually abused the child in his neighbourhood several times. She was murdered after she fell unconscious following a sexual assault and her body was hanged in the house.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights also registered a case suo motu in the incident and sought a report from the police.</p>
<p>Close on the heels of Kerala Women's Commission chairperson M C Josephine's resignation, a member of the commission landed in trouble after she posted a selfie picture of being in a jovial mood while travelling to high range in Idukki district of Kerala to meet the family of a minor girl who was raped and murdered.</p>.<p>Women's Commission member Shahida Kamal has invited widespread criticism on social media after she posted her picture travelling to Vandiperiyar in Idukki to meet the family of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered by local youth. She posted her smiling picture while travelling in a car with the heading 'Traveling to Vandiperiyar'. Vandiperiyar is close to the popular tourist spot Thekkady.</p>.<p>The post invited criticism that the Women's Commission member was on a leisure trip to Vandiperiyar.</p>.<p>Subsequently, Kamal, who is a Congress turned CPM leader, withdrew the post with a clarification that she used to try to suppress sadness with a smile.</p>.<p>The Vandiperiyar rape-murder case is already caught up in a political row as the accused Arjun is a DYFI worker. He was suspected to have sexually abused the child in his neighbourhood several times. She was murdered after she fell unconscious following a sexual assault and her body was hanged in the house.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights also registered a case suo motu in the incident and sought a report from the police.</p>
