Binoy Kodiyeri refutes rape charges, seeks bail

Kerala Communist Party of India (Marxist) Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said on Saturday that neither he nor his party will protect his son, who has been accused of raping a 33-year-old woman, PTI reported. “Neither my party nor I will protect Binoy Kodiyeri,” Balakrishnan said. “He is an adult. He stays as a separate family and is responsible for his actions.”

Balakrishnan also denied claims that the complainant had contacted his family. He added that he does not know the whereabouts of Binoy Kodiyeri, who is absconding. Balakrishnan said he has not seen his son for the last few days.

A 33-year-old woman from Bihar alleged earlier this month that she met Binoy Kodiyeri in Dubai, where she was working as a bar dancer. She said that he raped her after promising to marry her and said that she has an eight-year-old son from the relationship, a charge that Binoy Kodiyeri denied.