Accused in model death case booked in fresh case
The Hindu
Alleged abuse of mother-daughter duo in October last year
Two accused in the accident at Chakkaraparambu here that claimed the lives of two promising models after being allegedly stalked during the early hours of November 1 last year now find themselves in fresh trouble after being booked in another case for allegedly sexually harassing a minor girl and her mother.
A case stands registered against Roy J. Vayalat, the owner of a hotel in Fort Kochi where the accident victims had attended a late-night party and from where they had fled in a hurry before their tragic death, and Syju Thankachan under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The case was registered based on the statements of the mother-daughter duo from north Kerala that they were abused in October last year. The victims on the hunt for a job in Kochi were summoned to the hotel in the company of another woman and were allegedly molested there. The police conducted a preliminary inquiry before registering the case.
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