No one has tried to settle rape case against son, says Kerala CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

The ruling CPI(M)'s state secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Monday said nobody attempted to settle the rape allegation levelled against his son Binoy Kodiyeri by a Mumbai-based woman.

Balakrishnan, who addressed the media after a meeting of the party's state committee, said he came to know about the complaint only after a court sent a notice to his house in January.

A former bar dancer from Mumbai has alleged in her complaint that she had been raped by Binoy after falsely promising to marry her. She also claimed that she has an eight-year-old son from the relationship.

"I have made it clear that neither me nor my party will interfere in the matter. No one has tried to settle the matter," the CPI(M) leader told media persons.

He added that his wife went to Mumbai only to try and enquire about the issue as a mother.

Binoy, who has moved a court in Mumbai for anticipatory bail, has, however, denied the allegations and claimed that all the documents provided by the woman were fake.

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