This petition has been filed praying for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents:

(a) to transfer the investigation pending in Crime No.20 of 2014 on the file of All Women Police Station, Denkanikotta to the 5th respondent to conduct fresh investigation on both gang rape and ex-communication;

(b) to give adequate protection to the petitioner's family in all possible manners from being ex-communicated;

(c) to include the necessary provisions in the FIR and to enforce all the relevant provisions of POCSO Act and Rules in this case;

(d) to provide adequate compensation and rehabilitative assistance to the victim child and the family; and

(e) to direct the 2nd respondent to register a case against the police officials for harassing the victim and the petitioner and being insensitive in such crimes.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that his daughter, aged about 13 years, suffers from speech and hearing impairment and that on 25.12.2014, she was raped by four persons and that the police had botched up the investigation and therefore, he has sought for the aforesaid prayers.

3. It may be apposite to extract, verbatim, the version given by the petitioner in his affidavit be