KASARAGOD: A twist emerged in the infamous sexual assault case, as reality show star Shiyas Kareem blamed the complainant saying the woman concealed her previous marriage from him before committing to a relationship. Shiyas accepted the fact that he promised marriage to the woman but was shocked to learn that she was married once and had a son in that relationship. All these details were revealed to the police and Shiyas denied any charges of sexual assault.

Earlier, Chanthera police registered the arrest of Shiyas in the molestation case. Shiyas who had arrived from Dubai, was detained at the Chennai airport by customs. The officials stopped him at the Chennai airport based on Kerala Police issuing a lookout notice against him. Later, Chanthera police were informed about the actor’s arrival, and an arrest was made. Shiyas was brought to Kasaragod and will be later produced in the Hosadurga court.

A case was registered by the Chanthera Police in Kasaragod on the complaint of a woman, a coastal resident of Hosdurga Taluk.

Shiyas Kareem is a known model and social media star in Kerala. He had participated in reality shows including Bigg Boss. The complaint is that he sexually abused the woman at a hotel on the national highway in Cheruvathur on the pretext of marriage.

Shiyas has a gymnasium in Ernakulam. He had advertised seeking a trainer for his gym. Seeing this, the thirty-two-year-old complainant contacted him. Then both of them got to know each other. The complaint also stated that he accepted Rs 11 lakh from her on the promise of making her a partner. The woman alleged that she was summoned to the hotel, beaten up and aborted twice under pressure from Shiyas.