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Woman Hires Men to Abduct, Gang-Rape Husband's Lover in Kerala
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 21:06
Woman Hires Men to Abduct, Gang-Rape Husband's Lover in Kerala
- •Five people, including a 27-year-old woman named Devi from Tirupur, were arrested in Kerala for the alleged abduction and gang rape of a woman in Thrissur.
- •Devi allegedly orchestrated the attack after discovering her husband with his alleged lover at a lodge in Thrissur.
- •She reportedly hired four men—Thomas Priyadarshan Deva, Raghupathi Raja, Shankar, and Balraj—to assault the couple.
- •The accused posed as police officers, assaulted the couple, and forcibly took them away in cars, with two men allegedly sexually assaulting the woman inside one vehicle.
- •The woman managed to escape from a hospital where she was taken by the accused, leading to an investigation and the subsequent arrests of Devi and the four men.
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Devi from Tirupur allegedly arranged the attack after discovering that her husband was staying at a lodge in Thrissur with his alleged lover from Malappuram.
The four hired men travelled in two cars to the lodge on September 22, posed as police officers investigating a drug-related case, and assaulted the couple before forcibly taking them away.
Five people in total, including the 27-year-old woman named Devi and four men who allegedly carried out the assault, were arrested by the police.
