The case was widely labeled a "scandal" due to the nature of the allegations and the intense local media coverage it received in the Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram regions.
have previously debunked viral photos of couples (often from Malaysia) being misidentified as a mother and son who married in Kerala. Past Rape Cases
and had been plotted by the boy's father due to a family dispute. The mother was in December 2021 after spending 40 days in jail. Mother Kills Son in Kollam (2018) A tragic incident occurred in January 2018 where a mother in Kollam was arrested for allegedly strangling her 14-year-old son