Youths held for allegedly supplying drugs to minor boy, stealing gold

The Palluruthy constabulary person arrested 2 brothers for allegedly supplying drugs to a insignificant lad and stealing a golden ornament from him. The arrested are Alphin Antony, 24, and Renphin Antony, 21, of Mankamadom Lane, Palluruthy.

According to the police, the accused utilized to proviso drugs to the 16-year-old lad and blackmail him by threatening to pass his parents of his cause use. They besides threatened to station visuals of the lad utilizing drugs connected societal media.

The accused allegedly persuaded the lad to bargain golden from his location and manus it implicit to them. Panicked, the lad is said to person taken his mother’s golden anklet, weighing astir 12 gm, and handed it to the accused.

The constabulary said the accused aboriginal sold the anklet. A probe was launched based connected a ailment filed by the parents of the insignificant boy. The probe is being led by Inspector Kiran C. Nair.