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Kochi : Kalamassery Police on Wednesday arrested two more accused in connection with the alleged gang rape of a woman at a private lodge in Edappally on Oct 2. The arrested are Sanjay V S, 21, of Parappookkara in Thrissur, and Sharanya Sasi, 30, of SN Puram in Alappuzha. Police had on Monday arrested two accused — Sreeraj, 30, of Karthikappally in Alappuzha and Jith Martin, 27, of Thevakkal in Ernakulam.
The accused had been moving between different locations in Kottayam, Kozhikode and Wayanad following the incident, police said. The survivor’s husband had said that she was brutally assaulted and was hospitalised in critical condition. Police said she was made to consume beer and narcotic substances before being allegedly raped and subjected to repeated sexual assault.
They were taken into custody from Pulpally in Wayanad by a special investigation team with the assistance of Pulpally Police. The accused were then brought to Kochi and produced before Kalamassery court, which remanded them in custody. She is still undergoing treatment. The survivor was allegedly lured to the lodge on the pretext of arranging a job at a spa. The operation was conducted under the supervision of city police commissioner Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar by a team led by Kalamassery circle inspector A L Abhilash.