VADAKARA: A young director and his friend were arrested for abducting a minor girl by luring her to act in films. Jasik Ali (36) of Kuruvangad Kelambam and his friend Shamnaj (33) of Eranhikkal were the two arrested.
The two kidnapped a 17-year-old girl of Kuruvangad. Her parents lodged a missing complaint. After an investigation, they were caught from Madivala in Karnataka.
The accused were arrested in an investigation conducted with the help of the cyber cell. After receiving information that they were in Gundalpetta, the police reached there but they had escaped from there. The CCTV visuals of the hotel were examined and it was confirmed as Jasik Ali. Following that, a detailed investigation was conducted.