Twist in giving quotation to make youth withdraw from relationship, accused offered Rs 15 lakh, says father

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is reported that there was an attempt to settle the case in which a youth was stripped and attacked by a quotation gang, hired by a woman asking her lover to withdraw from the relationship. The youth’s father said the accused offered Rs 15 lakh to his son.

The quotation gang forcibly made him drink beer and smoke ganja. They burnt his body using cigarette butts. The youth has been shifted to his relative’s house. His father said that he was unable to bear the condition of his son. The gang attacked him demanding Rs 5 lakh. The two were not in a relationship and they got acquainted via Manoj. The gang took him at 9.30 in the morning and dropped him in the stand at 7.30 pm. They did not even give him a drop of water. The youth’s father said one person called him saying that Lakshmipriya’s father has offered Rs 15 lakh to settle the case.

The police arrested Lakshmipriya of Varkala, the first accused in the case and the youth’s lover. She is a first-year degree student. She was arrested from her hideout in the capital city last night after an investigation was conducted focusing on her phone’s tower location. The police will register her arrest and move on with further steps. Five including her new lover are on the run. Amal of Manjummel in Ernakulam was taken into custody yesterday.

The youth of Ayiroor in Varkala was subjected to brutal harassment on April 5. He was in a relationship with Lakshmipriya of Cherunniyoor in Varkala. She later parted ways with him and found a new lover. She hired a quotation gang to avoid him. Lakshmipriya along with her new lover and friend, reached the youth’s house, called him outside and took him in a car. The gang attacked him in the car and also threatened him at knife point.

When the car reached Alappuzha, the driver got out, grabbed his chain, mobile and Rs 5000 which he had in his hand. They also asked him to Google Pay Rs 3500. They attacked him again. They reached a house near Ernakulam bypass, gave him shock using the mobile charger. When he refused to drink the beer they offered, they beat him on his head with the bottle. They stripped him and shot the pictures of it. They asked him to withdraw from the relationship and if not threatened to circulate the visuals on social media.

The team on the next day abandoned the youth at Vytttila bus stop and left the place. The youth who was lying on the road side was taken to Kochi Medical College by the police. Th youth was later shifted to Venjaramoodu Gokulam Medical College after his relatives reached on getting information.