THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Police arrested Malayalam film actress Athulya Chandra and actor Bibin Perumpally for allegedly assaulting, confining, and robbing a doctor in Kochi of valuables worth ₹3.25 lakh after calling him to an apartment under the pretext of providing medical care.
Kadavanthra police had registered a case based on a complaint filed by the doctor, 41, a resident of Kureekkad in Ernakulam.
According to the FIR, there were 12 accused, with Perumpally named as the first accused and Athulya Chandra as the third. The others included one identifiable person and nine unidentified individuals.
The accused have been charged under non-bailable sections of the BNS for wrongful confinement, voluntarily causing hurt, obscene acts and words, criminal intimidation, and robbery/dacoity.
Police have initiated an investigation but have yet to determine a clear motive, though officers suspect the attack was premeditated. According to the complaint, this incident took place between 6.30 pm and 10.30 pm on November 2, when the doctor was allegedly summoned by the actress to a third-floor flat in an apartment complex on Junior Janatha Road in Ponnurunni, Vyttila.
He was told that the maternal aunt of one of the female accused was seriously ill and required urgent medical attention. Upon arriving at the apartment, he was confronted with allegations that he had administered narcotics to the woman’s aunt and sexually assaulted her.
According to the FIR, Perumpally slapped the doctor, forced him into a chair, and repeatedly punched him in the ribs. The second accused allegedly took two mobile phones, a smartwatch, and a pair of EarPods belonging to the doctor, valued at approximately ₹3.25 lakh.
Athulya is accused of verbally abusing the doctor in a vulgar manner and threatening to kill him.
The complainant approached the police two days later, reporting severe physical pain and expressing fear that the accused might act on their threats. Following a preliminary investigation, police took Athulya and Bibin into custody on Thursday morning.
Athulya Chandra has appeared in a few Malayalam l films, most recently in the crime thriller ‘Uyir’, where she portrayed Shehna, the wife of Roshan Mathew’s character, Ajeeb Rahman. Her filmography also includes ‘Dies Irae’, ‘Innale Vare’, and ‘O Baby’, and she made her Mollywood debut in the 2019 Mammootty-starrer ‘Ganagandharvan’.
Bibin Perumpally, known for his role as a cop in Dominic Arun’s ‘Lokah’, has acted in several Malayalam films, including ‘Aashan’ and ‘Kattalan’.
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