The Kerala police have arrested Bhagaval Singh and Laila of Thiruvalla and Mohammed Shafi, the agent who lured the women and took them to Pathanamthitta where they were murdered.
Police stated that she gave accurate information about herself and family. The girl's family has claimed that she was possessed by ghosts and hence was being 'treated' at the Imambada.
A press release by the diocese stated that at least 100 cases of various forms of “sex terrorism” targeting Christian women and girls surfaced in an inquiry conducted on receiving complaints.