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Repeated incidents of intersexual offenders targeting random women are being reported successful the city, triggering information concerns. At slightest 5 men were arrested from antithetic parts of the metropolis for allegedly molesting women successful abstracted incidents recently.
While 2 each were nabbed by the Ernakulam North constabulary and the Ernakulam Central police, the 5th idiosyncratic was arrested by the Maradu police.
Muhammed Anshad, 19, of Vaduthala and Muhammed Raziq, 18, of Pulleppady were arrested by the Ernakulam North constabulary for allegedly molesting a young pistillate connected Shenoy Cross Road successful Kaloor. Police sources said the duo is suspected to beryllium progressive successful astatine slightest 3 akin offences. They utilized to roam astir successful the metropolis connected a motorbike and targeted women successful isolated areas.
The constabulary zeroed successful connected the duo portion probing an incidental connected Thursday (January 15, 2026) evening wherever they allegedly sexually harassed a pistillate adjacent a ladies’ hostel successful Kaloor. “After a lawsuit was registered against them, we came to cognize that they were progressive successful akin offences earlier too. However, the survivors successful the earlier instances were not consenting to record ceremonial complaints owed to assorted reasons,” a constabulary serviceman said.
In different incident, Jipson Rodriguez of Mulavukad and Yasar Arafath of Nayarambala, some aged 40, were nabbed by the cardinal constabulary for allegedly molesting a pistillate who was sitting astatine an eatery connected Veekshanam Road on with her husband. The alleged incidental took spot connected Saturday (January 17, 2026).
In some the cases, the constabulary zeroed successful connected the accused based connected CCTV footage.
Earlier successful the month, the Maradu constabulary had reportedly arrested a 20-year-old antheral for allegedly groping a Plus One pupil connected Bank Road, Vyttila, erstwhile she was walking backmost her location on with her grandfather. All the accused person been remanded.
On the information concerns posed by the repeated incidents, Juvvanapudi Mahesh, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order (Kochi City), said the constabulary were conducting aggravated patrol to forestall specified offences. “Whenever an incidental is reported, arrests are made immediately. We person been perpetually monitoring imaginable offenders. In the caller incidents, determination was nary signifier arsenic as such,” the serviceman said.
