Duo who harrassed Malayalam actress arrested

Earlier, the Kerala actress had alleged that two youngsters misbehaved with her while she was shopping at a mall with her mother, sister and brother in Kochi.

Ernakulam (Kerala): Kerala police on Sunday arrested two men who had allegedly misbehaved with a young Malayalam actress at a mall here.

The police team picked the two youngsters named Ramshad and Adhil, both natives of Perintalmanna in Malappuram district, while they were on their way to surrender along with their advocate from Kalamassery in Ernakulam.

The police will record their statement and produce them before the Court on Monday.

The men will be charged under IPC Section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), they said.

Earlier, a lawyer engaged by the culprits had said that they would surrender before the police or court soon.

CCTV visuals of two men walking through the Kochi metro station covering their faces with masks were aired by police.

In a video telecast by news channels on Sunday, the men hailing from a north Kerala town denied the allegations.

Both claimed that they did not touch the actress deliberately in an inappropriate manner.

However, when they realised that they had no other go, they decided to surrender.

The incident occurred on Thursday when the actress had gone shopping along with her mother, sister and brother.

In a social media post, she had alleged that two men walked past her and one of them grazed his hand on her back.

The actress also alleged that the men apparently stalked her and her sister.

Taking a serious note of the incident, the state women's commission has registered a case on its own.

With inputs from PTI