India: Five years of pain: Man acquitted of molestation charges narrates ordeal

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'A molestation case that dragged on for five years took a toll on Percy Joseph’s life, and the lives of his family members. On Friday, finally, it turned out that the case was a false one.

The Thodupuzha First Class Magistrate Court in Idukki district acquitted Percy, Chief Manager of Union Bank’s Hyderabad branch, of all charges filed against him in a case that dated back to 2011. A woman named Prameela Biju had accused him of molesting her when he was a manager with Union Bank.

In the order, judge Jomon John said: “The accused was taken into custody by the police even before an FIR was registered against him. Later, police fabricated a story against him and subsequently registered the arrest. The prosecution’s case appears to be false and fabricated. The evidence of the victim is highly unreliable and unbelievable.”

Prameela Biju, who was a “woman civil police officer, according to court documents, visited Percy to talk about a loan for a two-wheeler.'