CBI inspects official residence of Kerala chief minister in sexual abuse case against former CM Oommen Chandy

The CBI has been probing the sexual harassment case against five Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI team which has been probing the sexual harassment case against five Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, on Tuesday conducted an inspection at the Cliff House, the official residence of the Kerala chief minister, in search of evidence.

State Congress leaders, including Chandy, are accused of sexually abusing the prime woman accused in the solar panel scam.

The team reached the Cliff House after taking special permission from the state government, sources said.

Television channels aired visuals of the CBI team inspecting Cliff House where the survivor had alleged that she was abused by the senior Congress leader when he was the Chief Minister.

Last month, the team had conducted an inspection at the MLA hostel, where some former Congress legislators had allegedly abused the survivor.