KANNUR: In the Kannur gang-rape case, in which a 16-year-old girl was raped by more than 20 persons, more shocking revelations are emerging. It was the girl’s father who first raped her two years ago, according to the victim’s statement given to the police.

Earlier, three persons had tied her to a bed and gang raped her. In total, 20 persons raped her, some of them in groups.

The police first started investigating the case based on the information that the girl was lured to Parassinikkadavu through the Facebook and gang-raped.
The perpetrators had opened a fake Facebook under the name Anjana. It was a youth who befriended her first through the Facebook page. A police team led by DySP K V Venugopal took into custody lodge owner Pavithran, Mattool native Sandeep, Sreekantapuram natives Shamsuddhin, Shabeer and Naduvil native Ayub.

The police investigation will extend to more persons once they get the copy of the girl’s statement in front of the magistrate. Unconfirmed reports say that highly influential people are among the persons who sexually abused the girl. Cases have been registered under POSCO act.