Kochi: Two migrant workers from Assam were arrested on Wednesday after police seized around 50 litres of beer and 800g of ganja from their room at a plywood company near Perumbavoor.
The arrested are Shahjahan Basha, 34, and Julhas Ali, 27, of Nagaon. Identity theft case registered: A Facebook identity theft case has been registered at Chottanikkara police station after a fraudster allegedly created a duplicate profile of a 42-year-old Kanayannur woman and used it to solicit money from people in her social circle. The fraud is suspected to have continued from Jan 2026 until the complaint was lodged.
The room had been specially arranged for drug consumption and liquor sales, according to the police. They were arrested by a special investigation team led by the Ernakulam Rural district police chief, along with Perumbavoor police. Police conducted the inspection following a tip-off that the duo was selling liquor and ganja from the room. The accused had been under surveillance for some time. Their customers were primarily migrant workers employed in the area. The duo allegedly used their jobs at the plywood company as a cover. Police have registered offences under Information Technology Act, including identity theft and cheating by personation using a computer resource. The accused is yet to be identified, and an investigation is under way.
Chottanikkara police registered a case on Wednesday following her complaint.
The investigation is under way.