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POCSO Case Survivor Found Dead: Kerala Women's Commission Registers Case

The 19-year-old woman, belonging to a financial⛦ly poor family, was a survivor in a POCSO🔜 case registered two years ago

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The Kerala Women's Commission on Thursday said it has registered a case in connection with the r🅰ecent death of a POCSO case survivor at Erattayar near Kattappana in the hilly Idukki district of the state.

The 19-year-old woman, belonging to a financially poor family, was a survivor in a𝓡 POCSO case registered two years ago.

She was found dead two days ago at her home with a belt tightened around her neck. The Women's Commission voluntarily registered the case based on the media reports that the post-mort♋em revealed that the victim died of strangulat𒀰ion.

The Commission in a statement said that i✃ts chairperson, P Satheedevi, has requested for a report ܫfrom the Idukki District Police Chief on the matter.