Model gang-raped in Kochi: Arrest of accused to be recorded on Saturday

KOCHI: The arrest of the persons accused of gangraping a 19-year-old model in a car in Ernakulam will be recorded on Saturday. The accused Vivek, Nithin and Sudheep from Kodungallur and Dimple Lava from Rajasthan are in the custody of Ernakulam South Police. The gang-raped girl has been admitted to the Ernakulam Medical College Hospital.

The incident started at Atlantis hotel in Ernakulam on Thursday night. The young lady collapsed while drinking with Dimple Lava after a DJ party here. The men who came to help managed to get rid of the Rajasthan woman saying that they would take her to her residence in Kakkanad. The case is that the accused men took turns in raping the woman in Vivek's brand new Mahindra Thar after roaming around the city. The woman was dropped off in front of the OYO stay near Kakkanad Infopark where she was staying.

The woman, a native of Kasaragod, arrived here a few days ago. After this, the woman called her friend and informed this. She sought treatment at a private hospital in Thrikkakara on Friday morning. The friend informed the incident to the police. After the Infopark police took her statement, the woman was shifted to the Medical College Hospital.

The addresses given by the youth at the bar were fake. On quizzing the Rajasthan woman, police found the original information. The case was handed over to South Police. The Mahindra Thar has been taken into police custody.