Angolese envoy's son faces sodomy case, cops in a fix

New Delhi: A complaint against the minor son of an Angolese diplomat, for allegedly sodomising his classmate and son of a Filipino envoy, has left the police bewildered on how to proceed with the case, owing to the diplomatic immunity enjoyed by the accused in the case. A case has been registered at South Campus police station on the complaint, which was received on June 22.

The accused and the victim are students of Class 5 in a prominent school located at Anand Niketan. The accused stays with his family at the Angola embassy in Vasant Vihar and the victim stays with his family at the Philippine embassy in Chanakyapuri, the police said.

In his complaint, the minor said that the sexual assault took place in March and continued for a period of time. The victim was traumatised after the incident and even during his summer vacations, he remained lost.

After persistent questioning by his parents, he narrated his ordeal, following which they approached the police.

After a case was registered at the South Campus police station, the school also took action against the accused juvenile and rusticated him. The accused student visited the police station on June 24 along with his family members. He, in turn, charged the Filipino student of sexually assaulting him. The police has received his complaint but so far, hasn’t registered a case.

The police said that the family of the accused student enjoys diplomatic immunity, which is why the juvenile has not been apprehended yet.

“We have registered a case under Sections 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and under relevant Sections of POCSO at the South Campus police station. Further investigation is underway. The accused child is a minor and due to diplomatic immunity has not been apprehended,” said a senior police official.