Suryanelli Gang-rape Case

• PJ Kurien meets Pope in Rome: Suryanelli rape victim's mother cries foul

  PJ Kurien, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, today met Pope Francis at his inauguration in Rome today. Mr Kurien is the leader of India's delegation for the inauguration, despite questions about his alleged role in the gang-rape of a teenager in 1996.

• Suryanelli rape case: Hearing of bail pleas adjourned to March 15

  The Kerala High Court today adjourned the hearing of the bail of the 17 accused in the Suryanelli gang-rape case to March 15 for the lack of appeals and records, which were to be received from the Supreme Court.

• Suryanelli case: PJ Kurien's wife says charges against him baseless

  Amid growing clamour for resignation of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien in the Suryanelli gang-rape case, his wife has rubbished the allegations against him and said those hurling "malicious charges" never bothered to appreciate the sentiments of her family.

• Suryanelli rape case: Sources say Kerala Director General of Prosecution against re-investigating PJ Kurien

  Kerala's Director General of Prosecution T Asif Ali has advised the state government against a re-investigation of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson PJ Kurien's role in the Suryanelli gang-rape case, sources said.

• Suryanelli gang-rape: Kerala Home Minister says special police squad formed to track down convict

  Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan today told the state Assembly that a special police squad has been set up to track and arrest Dharmarajan, the only man among a group of 35 who was convicted in the Suryanelli rape case.

• Only man convicted of Suryanelli gang-rape takes on PJ Kurien

  The only man among a group of 35 who was convicted in the Suryanelli rape case has made a statement that could be pernicious for PJ Kurien, the Congress leader who is fighting allegations that he was among those who raped the 16-year-old school girl in 1996.

• Suryanelli rape case: Fresh protests outside Kerala Assembly over PJ Kurien's resignation

  Around 50 protesters gathered outside the Kerala Assembly today, demanding the resignation of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien over allegations that he was among 42 men who raped a woman from Suryanelli. Police used water cannons on the crowd when they tried to break through the police barriers.

• Let the law take its course: AK Antony on Suryanelli case

  Declining to be carried away by the clamour for the removal of PJ Kurien as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, for his alleged involvement in the the Suryanelli gang-rape case, Defence Minister AK Antony today said "let the law take its own course".

• VS Achuthanandan accuses Kerala government of protecting PJ Kurien

  Lashing out at the Congress-led UDF government, opposition leader VS Achuthanandan today alleged that the Kerala government was trying to protect Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien in the Suryanelli gang-rape case.

• I am the wronged one: PJ Kurien fights rape allegations, Congress faces heat

  With just two weeks to go before Parliament meet, the Congress has to decide how it handle its leader PJ Kurien, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who has been accused by a rape survivor in Kerala of assaulting her in 1996 when she was a school girl.

• Kerala rape survivor's mother writes to Sonia Gandhi, says reinvestigate PJ Kurien

  Exerting pressure on the Congress leadership in Suryanelli gang-rape case, the mother of the victim on Thursday wrote to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi wondering how PJ Kurien can continue as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha when the bill on sexual violence against women is about to be considered by the Upper House.

• Kerala Assembly session adjourned after ruckus over Suryanelli rape case

  The CPI (M)-led LDF opposition disrupted proceedings in the Kerala Assembly today, demanding a fresh probe into the allegation of the victim against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien in the Suryanelli gang-rape case.

• Raped by 42 men in 40 days. Supreme Court to hear case after eight-year gap

  For nearly eight years, a woman from Kerala who was gang-raped by 42 men in 40 days has been waiting for the Supreme Court to take up her case.