Kerala News Highlights: Vandiperiyar Case: CPM takes accountability of bank loan of victim's family
By Rashmi Kuttan | First Published Jan 28, 2024, 8:09 AM ISTKerala News Highlights: The CPM Idukki district committee has taken over the bank loan of the family of the six-year-old girl who was raped and killed in Vandiperiyar, Idukki.
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8:06 AM: Vandiperiyar Case: CPM takes accountability bank loan of victim's family
The CPM Idukki district committee has taken over the bank loan of the family of the six-year-old girl who was raped and killed in Vandiperiyar, Idukki. The action was taken after the bank sent a notice to repay the loan amount of Rs 7 lakhs, which was taken by mortgaging the land and house. The family of a six-year-old girl in Vandiperiyar had taken a bank loan in 2019 by mortgaging the land for a total of 14 cents. A loan of Rs.5 lakh was taken from Peerumedu Taluk Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank.
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