All 3 accused taken into custody in Valanchery gang rape case
Two accused were taken into custody on Friday.
Two accused were taken into custody on Friday.
Two accused were taken into custody on Friday.
Malappuram: Police on Saturday took the third accused into custody in the Valanchery gang rape case. The other two accused – Sunil Kumar (34) and Thamithodi Sasi (37), of Peedikapadi in Valanchery – were nabbed on Friday. The third accused Prakasan was taken into custody from Palakkad after he fled Valanchery on learning the other accused had been caught.
Malappuram police had registered a case of gang rape on the complaint of a woman, who said she was sexually assaulted by three persons who broke into the house. The incident happened on June 16 when the complainant was staying at a relative's home. She told her friends about the incident before accompanying them to the police station.
The woman is currently under treatment at Manjeri Medical College Hospital. Tirur DySP P P Shamsu is leading the investigation. Police said the accused's arrest will be registered after interrogation.