The schedule for the Vakapalli rape case is likely to be decided on Monday, as for the first time Special Public Prosecutor Sunkara Rajendra Prasad, appointed under the High Court direction, and the defence counsel will be attending the court.
It may be remembered that on August 20, 2007, 11 adivasi women of Vakapalli village in Nurmati panchayat of G. Madugula mandal in the Agency region of Visakhapatnam district, were allegedly gang-raped by the personnel of Greyhounds, the elite anti-naxal force of Andhra Pradesh.
After over a decade, the Supreme Court has ordered that the case be heard by a Special Court constituted to handle SC /ST Atrocities Act in Visakhapatnam.
The rape victims of Vakapalli have made a plea to have their choice of a public prosecutor and had also filed a petition in the High Court. The plea was accepted by the High Court and Mr. Rajendra Prasad was appointed. If the schedule is decided on Monday, the trial will begin soon.
