Some persons have been taken into custody in connection with the sexual harassment and molestation of a noted South Indian film actress, police said in Kochi on Sunday.
Police had on Saturday taken the driver into custody soon after she complained about the ordeal she underwent the previous night while travelling from Thrissur to Kochi for dubbing.
The actor was allegedly sexually harassed for two hours by a gang of men, who forced their way into her car before fleeing.
“Some people have been taken into custody. We would be able to talk about their role in the incident only after a proper verification”, a top police officer told PTI .
Police had deputed its various teams to places including Coimbatore in search of at least six more culprits involved in the crime.
Kerala DGP Loknath Behera has constituted a special investigation team to probe the case, following widespread condemnation of the incident.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the gang members involved in the crime have been identified and they will be arrested very soon.
