THRISSUR: A police officer has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 32-year-old lady he befriended through Facebook. KC Sreeraj from the Ravivarma police camp has been arrested for this issue. The man promised marriage to the lady and took her to several hotels across the city where they made love. The two were together for almost six months after which Sreeraj started avoiding her phone calls and tried to wiggle out of this relationship.

The lady learning about the fraud, attempted suicide, which the family members stopped only of the luck of being at home at the right moment. After this, along with the family, the lady complained about the officer at the nearby police station. The family also opened up about the many calls they got from CPM and other leaders from the party coercing them to take back the complaint. The arrested police officer has been remanded to Viyyur central jail.