THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police have arrested a woman named Aswathy Achu for extorting big money after promising marriage. According to police, Aswathy Achu is a history sheeter and is involved in several honey trap cases. In her latest trap, a 68-year-old senile from Poovar fell for her curt words of marriage and gave Rs 40000 as a token of love.

After finding the fraud, the man complained to police about the issue. Aswathy Achu reached the police station and promised to return back the money. The police decided on a deadline but Aswathy resorted to the usual tricks and evaded. Finding the delay, the police made the arrest of the habitual offender.

Aswathy was earlier mired in several honey trap controversies with famed names in police and politics. All cases were dropped after these popular figures feared a setback if publicized their names.