The family of a 15-year-old sweeper, accused of sexually assaulting a 29-year-old event manager, told the Oshiwara police on Tuesday that their son had a blockage in his brain and has one in his heart. However, they also revealed that he had sent his grandmother home early on the day of the incident, possibly because he had planned to rape the woman.

The accused's family has also written a letter to the Oshiwara police and submitted his medical reports. According to the police, the accused had failed twice in Std V and thrice in Std VI. Later, he was even thrown out of school. Speaking to mid-day, his father said that he had broken their trust and badly damaged their reputation as well.