KOCHI: Malayalam actress Athulya Chandra was arrested in Kochi on Thursday, November 5, along with two others, for allegedly luring a young doctor to a residential apartment on the pretext of a medical emergency and then assaulting him, police said. A total of 12 people have been named as accused in the case, and three of them have been arrested so far.

Source: Nation Press

According to the doctor's complaint, he knew Athulya Chandra and went to the apartment in the Kadavanthra area of Kochi at around 6:30 pm on November 2 after being told that a relative needed urgent medical attention. Instead, he allegedly found the group waiting inside the flat.

The complaint states that the first accused, identified as Bibin, allegedly struck him hard on the face, after which the others joined in and assaulted him while he was made to sit on a chair. The doctor has also alleged that he was locked in a room, beaten and robbed of two mobile phones worth around Rs 3 lakh, and that the group threatened to file a false complaint against him. Actor Bibin Perumpalli is among the three arrested, according to reports.

Source: Cinema Express

12people named as accused in the case
3accused arrested so far
Rs 3 lakhvalue of the phones allegedly robbed, per the complaint
9accused still being traced by police

After managing to escape from the apartment, the doctor went to the Kadavanthra police station and lodged a formal complaint. Police registered a case and, during the initial investigation, took three persons, including Athulya Chandra, into custody; the arrested accused were taken for a medical examination. Police say efforts have been intensified to trace the remaining nine accused.

Investigators are also examining whether a financial dispute or personal enmity was behind the alleged attack; no motive has been officially confirmed so far. All the allegations are yet to be established in court, and the investigation is continuing.

Source: Sambad English