In India, cases remain pending for longer years unless justice is served at the right time. Almost 15 years after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Kerala took over the investigation of the 2004 Kaviyoor sexual assault case, it informed the court that it has reached a dead end as it has been unable to find the accused yet.

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The CBI submitted a petition in Kerala High Court and sought permission to close the case as they could not identify the main culprit due to lack of evidence. The case relates to the death of a 15-year-old girl who was the victim of a sex-for-money racket. In September 2004, five members of a family — father, mother, their son and two daughters — were found dead in their rented house in Kaviyoor, Kottayam district of Kerala. Although their deaths were proved to be a case of suicide, it was found that the elder daughter was sexually assaulted a few hours before her death.

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It was alleged that the only accused in the case, Latha Nair, had offered the victim several movie offers but was later subjected to sexual assault by several influential men. Latha, who was a close friend of the family, had also allegedly threatened them over some financial issues. However, due to the lack of scientific evidence, the court had dismissed these accusations. Furthermore, the CBI said that the culprit could not be identified using scientific evidence as the case was handed over to them later and hence they could not collect the DNA samples, reported a leading daily.

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