12-Yr-Old Allegedly Used As 'Drug Carrier', Mother Moves Kerala High Court Seeking CBI Probe

A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court by the mother of an eighth grade student, who had allegedly been used as a 'drug carrier', seeking CBI investigation into the issue pertaining to the luring of school children into drug consumption, and using them for drug trafficking and other crimes. 

As per the plea, the incident came to light when the twelve year old girl student was found in the school washroom in an inebriated stage with her uniform fully wet. When she was asked about the same by the Headmistress, Class Teacher and others, she allegedly informed that someone had made her smell a 'white powder', pursuant to which she had vomited four times. However, the incident was never informed to the police or the childline, petitioner claims.

The petitioner alleges that it was on her questioning the child that the entire incident of the drug racket and their threats was revealed by her daughter. It was allegedly revealed that the child had been made completely addicted to drugs by other girl students of the school, and introduced to certain outsiders in the racket. Thereafter, she was used for drug trafficking.

When the involvement of the accused, Adhinan, was questioned by the police, pursuant to the petitioner's complaint, she avers that the police had colluded with him and recorded a false statement with a 'silly allegation' that the accused had touched the child's hand indecently. 

The petitioner alleges that the child and her family are being witch hunted and ostracized in the matter, and that the said Adhinan is a politician belonging to DYFI, and his father is also an influential leader of IUML. She avers that her daughter was also being tortured by the teachers for reporting the crime. She claims that a news channel had also aired an interview of the petitioner's daughter and family in order to expose the collusion of state police with the drug mafia in this matter. 

However, the petitioner is aggrieved by the manner in which the Chief Minister had allegedly made a statement 'exonerating' the accused during a debate in the Legislative Assembly, and had referred to the media reporting as 'fake'. 

It is under these circumstances that the mother of the child has approached the High Court seeking the investigation in the case to be handed over to the CBI. 

The plea has been moved through Advocates A. Rajasimhan, Vykhari K.U., and Sharafudheen M.K. 

Case Title: xxxx v. State of Kerala & Ors.