KOLLAM: The police have arrested four persons, including a woman, for robbing a young man of money, gold and a mobile phone by trapping him in a honey trap. The arrested persons are Chavara Payyalakkavu native Josephine (Malu, 28), Chavara Edathuruth native Nahab (30), Chavara Mukundapuram native Arun (28) and Parippally native Arun (30).

According to the Kollam East police, a youth from Sakthikulangara was trapped in a honey rap by Josephine and her gang. After establishing contact with the youth by calling him on the phone, Josephine invited him to her house. When the youth reached the slaughterhouse near the Kollam taluk office, the gang thrashed him and took him to an undisclosed place. They then robbed him of money, a mobile phone and a gold ring by threatening to kill him. The police registered a case and arrested the accused on the complaint filed by the youth.

The police said that Josephine, the first accused in the case, is an accused in several cases. A team comprising Kollam East SIs Diljith, Dipin, Asha Chandran, SSI Sathish Kumar, SCPO Anish and CPI Anu arrested the accused on the instructions of Kollam ACP Anurup.