Actress Athulya Chandra and two others arrested for assaulting doctor in Kochi
The accused allegedly lured the 41-year-old doctor to a flat under the pretext of treating an ill relative.
Actress Athulya Chandra and two other individuals were arrested on Thursday in Kochi for the alleged assault of a doctor, according to reports by The Tribune and Rediff.
The 41-year-old doctor stated he was called to a flat in the Essen Springdale apartments at Vyttila on November 2 after being told that the aunt of one of the accused was unwell.
Upon arrival, the doctor reportedly encountered approximately 12 people, including Chandra, who accused him of drugging and raping the aunt.
The complainant alleged that the group brutally assaulted him multiple times and that Chandra abused and threatened to kill him during the incident.
The doctor further claimed that his two phones, smartwatch, and ear pods, valued at approximately Rs 3.25 lakh, were stolen.
Police registered an FIR on November 4 under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including wrongful confinement, voluntarily causing hurt, obscene acts, criminal intimidation, and dacoity, and have launched an investigation.