MANATHAVADY: A few youths beat up a man who went to question them when they allegedly tried to capture her daughter’s bathing scene.

A few young women had gone to take a dip at Pollambara river ghat at Muthireri in Mananthavady. It was them a bunch of youths sitting on the other side of the river tried to humiliate them.

Ninoj (40), Anoop (33), Aneesh (38), Bineesh (41), Ajeesh (40) were the youths who were booked by the Manathavady police.

The case has been filed for humiliating the women and beating the elderly person. It is alleged that the men were CPM loyalists. The women are journalism students in Kottayam.

In the complaint, it is said the men passed bad comments at them and one of the girl’s father lost a tooth and another one started shaking after he was beaten by the youths.

The incident that happened at Edavaka Ellumanthathu on Friday was known to the outer world only on Tuesday through news channels.

Youth Congress workers have demanded immediate arrest of the accused.

Meanwhile, the CPM local committee members said the allegation against the men were wrong and it had stemmed from some misunderstanding.

Mananthavady SI Biju Antony said that the case was filed after an honest inquiry.