Mumbai cops issue look-out notice against Binoy Kodiyeri

Binoy proves elusive for Mumbai cops as they hunt for him in Kannur
Binoy Kodiyeri, son of CPM state secrectary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. Photo: FB/Binoy Kodiyeri

Mumbai: A look-out circular (LOC) has been issued in Binoy Kodiyeri's name, a week after a bar dancer from Mumbai accused Kerala CPM secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's elder son of decade-long sexual abuse.

The LOC has been issued by the Mumbai Police. The documents pertaining to this have been submitted to the central government.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police informed that court proceedings have been initiated to record the victim's statement in-camera.

Though the Mumbai Police team visited Kannur in Kerala last week to arrest Binoy, he had given cops the slip and his mobile phones were switched off.

The police had on Thursday served a notice to Binoy, asking him to appear within 72 hours before the Investigating Officers probing the case.

Two Mumbai cops, along with two local police personnel, went to Binoy's ancestral home at Thiruvangad in Thalassery in Kannur district and handed over the notice to the relatives.

The team, which returned to Mumbai refused to divulge more details on the investigation.

Binoy has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating) and 376 (rape) in the case filed in Oshiwara police station in the city.

Though an LOC has been issued, it is believed that Binoy will not be arrested till a decision is made on his anticipatory bail application. The application will be considered on Thursday.

Bar dancer's allegations

In the FIR filed at the Oshiwara police station, the 33-year-old woman alleged that Binoy sexually exploited her for several years on the promise of marriage and claimed they also have a child.

She registered the complaint on June 13 after she came to know that he was already married.

According to her complaint, she entered into a relationship with Binoy while working at a dance bar in Dubai in 2008 and now has an eight-year-old child with him. She alleged that till 2015, Binoy even used to send her money every month.

Adding more credence to her allegations against Binoy, the woman has submitted the birth certificate of her son in which it is clearly stated that Binoy is the boy's father. Her renewed passport from 2015 reveals Binoy Vinodini Balakrishnan as the name of the spouse. The victim has also handed over some crucial documents, including pictures, to the police.

Meanwhile, his father and CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Saturday sought to distance the party and himself from the case.

This is the second time Binoy has courted trouble. A few months ago, he was allegedly involved in a financial fraud case in one of the Gulf countries.

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