Sexually assaulted 26-year-old woman who came to learn music; former panchayat president arrested

VYPIN: Elamkunnapuzha native KK Unnikrishnan (61), a music teacher and former president of Elamkunnapuzha Panchayat, was arrested by the police for sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman who came to study music. It is alleged that Unnikrishnan, who runs a music school in Valappu, molested the unmarried woman who had come to study music there. The incident took place on January 27.

Njarackal police took Unnikrishnan into custody based on the complaint lodged by the woman's mother. The police also recorded the woman's statement. The accused was produced in court and remanded.

Unnikrishnan had won from the fifth ward by contesting as a Congress candidate in 1995 and as a Congress rebel in 2015. He returned to Congress in 2017 after he became the panchayat president with Congress support.