PTI
Kochi, Aug 2: Three people, including a woman, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a complaint filed by one of the supreme priests of Sabarimala, who alleged that he was manhandled and photographed with a woman.
Police DIG K Padmakumar told PTI that Sobha John, one of the witness turned accused in the case, was one among those arrested.
In his complaint, the thantri, Kandararu Mohanaru, alleged that he was manhandled and photographed with a woman on July 23 in a flat at Kochi by a six-member gang. The thantri had stated in his complaint that he had gone to the flat belonging to John in search of a servant.
Soon after he reached the flat, he was allegedly manhandled and photographed, he stated.
The two others arrested were Vigil and Anil Kumar, two drivers of the woman, police sources said.
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