Kochi : The Ernakulam Town North police arrested a 24-year-old man from Odisha in connection with a rape case. The accused, Siddhab Gamidanga, hails from Chandrapur village in Munargam, Rayagada.
The accused had been acquainted with the complainant since 2024, according to the police. Woman arrested in Thrikkakara drug case: Thrikkakara police on Tuesday arrested a 38-year-old woman from Pathanamthitta for allegedly conducting bank transactions worth over Rs 20 lakh in connection with a drug trafficking case. He allegedly sexually assaulted her at various hotels in Kaloor and other places, took explicit photographs and threatened to circulate them among his friends and publish them on social media. The complainant approached the police, following which a case was registered. After learning about the case, the accused allegedly fled to Odisha, where he later married another woman. The police traced him using his mobile phone tower location. Their initial enquiries in the village did not yield results. The accused switched off his phone after learning that the police had arrived. Further examination of his phone records helped the investigators identify another number, which eventually led them to him. The arrest proved challenging as the village has a strong Maoist presence. When the villagers learnt that police personnel from outside had arrived, they surrounded the team. Odisha police personnel and local representatives intervened and explained the nature of the alleged offence, helping the team proceed with the arrest. The accused was produced before a court in Odisha, and the police obtained a transit warrant to bring him to Kerala .