Honeytrap case in Kadaba: Team ‘attracts’, attacks, blackmails youth; one held
Kadaba: A youth from Mangaluru is suspected to have been honeytrapped by a team of Kadaba youngsters, after which, a suspect in the case was arrested by the police on Wednesday night.
It is learned that the team had opened a Facebook account in the name of a young lady. After succeeding in attracting the Mangaluru youngster using the fake identity, they called him to Kadaba late Tuesday night. They later took him to Kermayi Koriyar and assaulted him. The team also blackmailed the youth from Mangaluru, demanding money from him and threatening to get the matter of the ‘girl’ publicized on social media if he failed to pay, said sources.
The youngster is said to have informed the police of the matter with the help of a friend. The police, in turn, got the team assured that the Mangaluru youngster would pay the money himself. They even ensured that the team members were called to Kadaba to receive the payment, the sources added.
On learning of the presence of the police, however, two of the accused escaped from the place.
A youngster, who is a native of Mardala, is said to have fallen into the police trap.
The police, however, have provided no official information on the matter, said the sources.
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Teen dies in car stunt accident in Kerala, driver held
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): A man was arrested on Monday after a 14-year-old boy was killed when a car overturned during a stunt-driving incident at Chamakala Rajiv Road beach in Chentrappinni here, police said.
The arrested accused was identified as Shajeer alias Saddam (36), a native of Kurikkuzhi in Kaipamangalam.
According to police, the incident occurred around 6 pm on Sunday when the accused allegedly performed dangerous drifting manoeuvres with an open-top Gypsy vehicle at the beach, without following any safety norms.
The accused picked up three minors — Mohammed Sinan (14), Mohammed Shafeer (14) and Ameer (12) — who were playing at the beach, and made them sit at the rear of the vehicle before driving recklessly.
While performing the drifting stunt, the vehicle went out of control and overturned, trapping Sinan underneath.
He suffered severe head injuries and succumbed to the impact, police said.
Based on a complaint, Kaipamangalam police registered a case under Section 105 (culpable homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
After completing the preliminary probe, police arrested Shajeer on Monday.
He was later produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, police said.
The accused is involved in 11 criminal cases.
