Mumbai: Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan,was booked for rape and cheating a 33- year-old woman by Oshiwara Police. The complainant, who has a nine-year-old son with Binoy, found out last year that he was married and filed a rape case on June 13. Police said they are investigating the case and are likely to call Binoy to Mumbai for questioning. According to police sources, the woman, a native of Bihar, had approached Oshiwara Police on June 13, claiming that she was raped and cheated by Binoy since 2010. In her complaint, the woman claimed she had met Binoy in 2008 at Dubai and fell in love with him. Binoy, who was also settled in Dubai back then, met the woman at a dance bar. According to the complainant, Binoy had established sexual relations with her on the pretext of marrying her.
Subsequently, in 2010, she gave birth to a son and soon shifted to Andheri, Mumbai with her son. Police said, the woman claimed Binoy paid the house rent and provided her money for monthly expenses, while visiting her and the son once a month. In 2017, she began pressuring Binoy to marry her while he allegedlystalled, stating that his business had hit a rough patch and stopped sending money as well as paying house rent. A year later, she found out that Binoy was already married and had a family in Kerala. Following this, on June 13, she approached police and registered a First Information Report (FIR).
Shailesh Pasalwad, a senior police inspector of Oshiwara police station said, Binoy has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for rape(section 376) and cheating (section 420). "The investigation is underway and we are recording statements of the witnesses. While no arrests have beenmade yet, Binoy could be called to Oshiwara for recording his statement," said Pasalwad. A senior police officer said these allegations seem to be technical and will be investigated thoroughly.Meanwhile, Binoy had registered a complaint at Kannur, against the woman in April.
