Pastor John Jebaraj's Mother Petitions Police Commissioner, Alleges Unfair Probe in POCSO Case

Coimbatore: Parisha David (66), mother of Pastor John Jebaraj (38), who is out on bail in a POCSO case, submitted two petitions to the Coimbatore City Police Commissioner's office on Tuesday, seeking action against a police inspector for alleged irregularities in the investigation and a probe into the adoption procedures followed by her son's in-laws, who are named as A3 and A4 in the case.

According to advocate Charles Alexander, who accompanied her, the first petition sought action against Renukadevi, then Inspector of the Coimbatore Central All-Women Police Station, alleging that irregularities in the investigation had resulted in the registration of false cases and the unlawful arrest of her son. The petitioner said a complaint had already been submitted to the Director General of Police (DGP) in this regard and sought a further inquiry and departmental action against the officer through the Commissioner's office.

The second petition sought an investigation into the adoption procedures followed by her son's in-laws. The advocate alleged that the couple had brought children into their household in the name of adoption between 2000 and 2007 and questioned whether all legal requirements and prescribed procedures had been followed. He said the applicable adoption laws differed for Hindus and Christians and sought verification of the legalities involved.

The petition also sought details of the origins of the children, their biological parents, whether the couple had obtained the necessary legal permissions and how many children had been brought into their care over the years. It further sought verification of whether any previous cases had been registered in connection with the matter.

Parisha David also alleged that following a family dispute between her son and his wife, the issue involving the children had been used as part of an alleged conspiracy to extort money. The petition urged the police to examine whether provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita could be invoked.

John Jebaraj, pastor of Kings Generation Church on Cross Cut Road in Coimbatore, was booked under Sections 9(l) and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, aged 17 and 14, during a house party at his residence in G.N. Mills on May 21, 2024.

Following a complaint by one of the girls alleging that the pastor had misbehaved with them during the party, the Coimbatore Central All-Women Police Station registered a case. After reportedly remaining absconding for over a week, he was arrested in Munnar, Kerala, on April 14, 2025. He was subsequently granted bail in May 2025.