"Woman's Captivity By Lover Can't Be Justified At Any Cost": Women's Panel

According to the police, the woman was looked after by the man during her 10-year-long stay in a room in Kerala. No bathroom was attached to the room, they said, adding that the woman reportedly used to get out of the room at night through its window, which was found closed during day time.

Captivity of a woman by her lover cannot be justified at any cost, Kerala Women's Commission chairperson MC Josephine said on Tuesday, describing as "unbelievabale" and "mysterious", a man hiding his lover inside his single room for the last 10 years. However, the couple - Rahman and Sajitha - have not admitted to having any issues in life and said they wanted to live the rest of their life peacefully, she said after visiting them in Kerala's Palakkad. The chairperson also said police did not show much seriousness in tracing the woman when her parents had filed a missing complaint 10 years ago. Besides Josephine, the panel members, including Shahida Kamal and Shiji Sivaji, visited the couple at their rented house in Palakkad and recorded their statements.