THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police have arrested a man and his girlfriend for sexually assaulting a woman, a native of Kochi, after taking her to Kovalam on the pretext of visiting a temple. The arrested people are Sarath (28), who works as a therapist at a private Ayurveda centre in Kovalam, and Surya S (33), a native of Gudalur. The police said that the accused sexually abused the young woman by giving her alcohol and recorded the visuals. Both Surya and the victim were working at the same hospital.

The incident happened last Sunday. Surya took the woman to Kovalam on the pretext of taking her to visit Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. While staying at a private hotel, Surya called her boyfriend Sarath there. After reaching the hotel, Sarath mixed the alcohol in his hand with cool drinks and gave it to the young woman. The woman fell unconscious soon after drinking it. Following this, Sarath sexually assaulted her, while Surya recorded these scenes on her mobile phone. After reaching home on Monday, the woman informed her relatives about the incident.

Following this, the family approached the Edathala police. From there, the case was transferred to the Kovalam police station. Sarath is a native of Ponnani, Malappuram.