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The constabulary connected Monday arrested 1 much accused successful transportation with the gangrape of an worker astatine an ayurvedic spa successful Thiruvalla.
The arrested has been identified arsenic Varun Kumar (36), a autochthonal of Niranam. He was taken into custody by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Aluva successful the aboriginal hours of Monday pursuing a probe based connected operation determination analysis, constabulary said.
With the latest arrest, the fig of accused held successful the lawsuit has risen to three. Police said searches are nether mode to hint the remaining 3 members of the six-member gang.
The constabulary is besides probing the space of a quotation bid down the pack rape episode. Authorities are besides verifying whether the spa was functioning successful compliance with applicable laws.
The section has besides denied allegations of immoderate instrumentality enforcement unit being progressive successful extortion activities linked to spas successful the area.
As per the case, the accused allegedly barged into the spa connected February 1 for denying to wage extortion money, threatened the unit and sexually assaulted the pistillate worker astatine knifepoint. The accused besides intimidated different lawsuit who was contiguous astatine the spa and allegedly recorded videos during the incident.
