Edappal: A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a woman of her gold jewelery following threatening her with alcohol and threatening her cousin with spreading rumors regarding the incident on social media. Junais (22), a native of Eramangalam, was arrested by the investigation team. A 22 – year – old woman was allegedly taken to a lodge and tortured in the station premises yesterday. The young woman is a graduate student. The footage was recorded on a mobile phone.
The young man then broke the necklace, threatening to give her a gold necklace or spreading the word. The footage was later sent to the girl’s next of kin. His relatives had lodged a complaint with the Changaramkulam police following he threatened to surrender to them or else spread torture scenes. Subsequently, on the instructions of Changaramkulam CI Basheer Chirakkal, the police led by SI Harihara Soon started an investigation. According to the police, the young man who came to see the girl following being called by a relative tried to escape but was caught by the police.
He was taken into custody by a team comprising senior CPO Sanoj and CPO Suresh. The accused was taken to the lodge where the torture took place and evidence was taken. His mobile phone and car were taken into custody by the investigation team. The SI said he had received pictures of several girls from his phone and was investigating whether he had molested other girls in a similar manner. The accused was remanded.
