KOCHI: Muvattupuzha police arrested three people on charges of kidnapping a film technician and robbing him of his high-end equipment, worth crores.
The arrested are Saneesh Ayyappan (46) and Rajesh Vasu (38) of Malappuram and Arjun Mohan (25) of Vaikom in Kottayam. According to police the trio abducted the technician a month ago and assaulted him brutally before making away with the equipment.
The investigation team conducted searches in Chennai and Bengaluru. One of the accused in the case had fled to Bengaluru and after returning, was hiding in a flat in Aluva. The trio were produced in the court and remanded.
In another case, Kadavanthra police arrested a Mattancherry native in connection with theft of an autorickshaw. Police said Shihab had stolen an autorickshaw parked on the roadside in P and T colony on June 18. He drove the vehicle to Vellathooval and abandoned it there before fleeing in another stolen vehicle. Police said Shihab is a history sheeter.
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