Over 25 ex-church members' testimony, including five from the United Kingdom, reveals a horrifying pattern of horrors including rape, forced abortions, and physical assault. The victims said that they were sexually assaulted by Joshua, with a number claiming they were repeatedly raped for years inside the compound.
Rahul Gandhi gave an undertaking to the court agreeing to delete his tweet where he had revealed the identity of a minor victim in his attempt to politicise the 2021 Delhi rape and murder case
The woman filed a false complaint accusing some people of an offense against her daughter that was booked under Section 5 of the Pocso Act (aggravated penetrative sexual assault). "This false information was given to "extort property" from the accused," the court said.
The body of the minor victim was found dumped in a sack in a marshy area behind a local market in the nearby Aluva area on 29th July. It was found a day after the minor was abducted, brutally raped, and killed by Alam, the victim's neighbour.
The accused family already has multiple cases related to crimes against women, as per reports. The 15-year-old minor was friends with Altaf's daughter.