KOCHI: Police have registered a POCSO case against No 18 hotel owner Roy Vayalat for allegedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl during a DJ party.
The case was registered on the complaint filed by the girl's mother.

The girl's mother has also named Roy's friends Saiju Thankachan and Anjali in her complaint. The incident took place in October, 2021. As per the complaint, Roy forcefully abused the girl while the other accused recorded the video. The complainant also stated that the accused had threatened to circulate the video on social media if she lodged a complaint with the police.

Anjali had invited the girl and her mother to Kochi by promising that she would help the girl get a job in the fashion sector. Roy Vayalat is an accused in the case registered in connection with the accidental death of models, including former Miss Kerala.

The new case has been handed over to the special team investigating the accidental death of the models. The models died a week after this incident. Roy was arrested on suspicion of attempting to destroy evidence in that case.