Man arrested for alleged sexual assault in Kozhikode
The accused allegedly took the woman to a lodge in a car and reportedly assaulted her
The Chevayur police arrested a 58-year-old man named P.K. Rashik on September 24, 2026, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman with mental disability at a lodge in Koyilandy. According to the police, the incident occurred on September 20, 2026. Rashik, who is originally from Karuvissery, is accused of taking the woman in a car to the lodge and assaulting her.
A complaint from the victim led to the registration of a case and an investigation by the Chevayur police. Following confidential information from the Special Branch indicating the accused's presence in Kozhikode, the police located and arrested Rashik. He was subsequently produced in court and remanded in judicial custody.
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