5 youths in police custody for harassing Kozhikode couple, arrests soon

Kozhikode: Five people were taken into custody for attacking a young couple from Iringadanpally here on Sunday night. The police have also seized a two-wheeler belonging to the gang.

The complainant Ashwin has identified one of the accused in the case, AP Muhammad Ajmal. The Naduvattom native had attacked Ashwin and abused his wife on Sunday night. The arrests of the accused will be recorded soon. He will be produced in court after medical examination. 

"I have identified the culprit. I also saw the four others who accompanied him. They held back Ajmal while he attacked me,' Ashwin said. 

According to Ashwin, the other four did not play a significant role in the case.

It was alleged that there was a lapse on the part of the police in filing a complaint on the incident. The Women's Commission has also intervened in the matter. 

The five-member gang attacked the husband while the pair was travelling on a motorbike. The husband Ashwin said he was assaulted when he questioned the gang for eve teasing his wife.

The couple filed a complaint at the Nadakkavu police station immediately after the incident and furnished the vehicles' details such as registration numbers.

"The incident happened at around 10 pm. My wife and I were on the way to have dinner after watching a movie. At the time, five men followed us on two scooters. They followed us and teased us with a song. When a youth winked at my wife, I questioned him. Following this, one of the men attacked me. They also verbally abused us," Ashwin told Manorama News.

"There was no provocation from our side. I'm still unsure why they assaulted me. We couldn't record the video of the attack as it was raining. We were attacked by total strangers. I suspect they were drunk. The man slapped me through the helmet."