KOCHI: A youth and a woman have been arrested in the case of honey trapping a tiles worker. The Ernakulam central police arrested Maneesha (26) of Tripunithura and Sunil (34) of Mattanchery.

Maneesha befriended the tiles worker at the apartment where she was working as a domestic help and borrowed Rs 2000 from him. When he asked the money back, she insisted him to book a room at a hotel and as per that, he took a room in a hotel on June 15.

Maneesha reached the hotel with Sunil. Some filmy scenes were witnessed in the room. Maneesha soon entered the room and locked the door. After a few minutes, Sunil knocked on the door. He said that Maneesha was his wife and then assaulted him and snatched his gold chain. The hotel employees gathered there hearing the noise and soon they fled from the area.

The victim sought treatment in the hospital. Maneesha contacted the victim the next day and demanded money. Following that, the youth approached the police.