{
  "id": 4409511,
  "title": "Third suspect arrested in Kozhikode youth‘s abduction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/third-suspect-arrested-in-kozhikode-youth-s-abduction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T11:01:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/third-suspect-arrested-in-kozhikode-youths-abduction/article71407406.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chevayur police have apprehended an additional individual in connection with the alleged abduction and extortion of a 23-year-old youth from Kozhikode. The accused, identified as K. Akhil, 33, also known as Kuttan, is believed to have played a role in the victim's captivity, assault, and threats of circulating private images unless his family paid a ransom of ₹8 lakh. Akhil, a resident of Vellimadukunnu, was arrested by a special police team under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode Medical College sub-division, and remanded in judicial custody on Saturday, August 30, 2026. The victim, originally from Malaparamba, was reportedly abducted from his friend's apartment in Bengaluru last month and brought to a rented house in Padinjattumuri, within the Chevayur police station jurisdiction. He was allegedly held captive, assaulted, and had his nude photographs taken and sent to his parents by the accused before the demand for ransom. Earlier arrests have been made in connection with the case, including those of Athul alias Kuttan from Parambil Bazaar and Jishnu Jayan, a native of Mattannur in Kannur district. The police have intensified their investigation to locate the remaining accused, who are believed to include a woman and four other persons.",
  "summary": "The complainant was a 23-year-old youth from Kozhikode, who was reportedly held captive, assaulted and threatened with the circulation of private images unless his family paid ₹8 lakh",
  "key_points": [
    "K. Akhil, 33, arrested for Kozhikode youth's abduction and extortion.",
    "Victim, 23, abducted from Bengaluru and held captive in Chevayur.",
    "Police intensifying search for remaining accused, including a woman."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}