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Five Arrested for Abducting, Gang-Raping Woman in Keralam After Posing as Cops
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News18•01-10-2026, 12:15
Five Arrested for Abducting, Gang-Raping Woman in Keralam After Posing as Cops
- •Five individuals were arrested for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a woman in Keralam after posing as police officers.
- •The incident occurred on September 22 when the woman and her male friend, from Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, checked into a lodge in Thrissur.
- •A six-member gang assaulted the man, breaking his arms and legs, and abandoned him near a hospital in Tiruppur.
- •Police suspect the attack was orchestrated by the man's wife, who allegedly tracked his phone and provided details to the gang.
- •The gang forcibly took the couple, assaulted the man, and two members later sexually assaulted the woman in a separate car.
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Police suspect the attack was carried out on a quotation given by the victim's wife, who allegedly tracked his mobile phone location and shared the details with the gang.
Posing as police officers, a six-member gang barged into their lodge room, tied their hands and legs, stuffed cloth into their mouths, and forcibly took them away in a car.
The arrested suspects were produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody, while police continue their search for one more suspect believed to be a minor.