Abduction and sexual assault of a mainstream actor revealed that a seven-member gang had conspired a month ago to blackmail and extort money from her.

“The interrogation revealed that a conspiracy was hatched to blackmail the actor and extort money,” Ernakulam (Rural) district police chief A.V. George said. “We cannot share further details now.”

The police have identified Sunil kumar a.k.a. Pulsar Suni, a history sheeter from Perumbavur in Ernakulam as the key accused in the case.

The investigation team, have arrested the actress’s driver Martin Antony and  picked up ‘Vadival’ Salim, a native of Alappuzha and Pradeep, a native of Kannur, from their hideout in Coimbatore by tracing their mobile phones.

The gang leader ‘Pulsar’ Suni, had told the investigation team that the Martin had planned to extort Rs 30 lakh from the actor using the videos of the “molestation” bid and offered money to them for their “help”.

They said that Suni had asked them to join the gang from Kalamassery on February 17. “They, too, were offered money, but were not paid by Suni after the incident,” police sources said.

Martin is remanded to 14-day judicial custody by the Kalamassery Magistrate. The cops said that the absconding accused, Suni, Manikandan, Vijeesh and another unidentified person, will be apprehended shortly. “We’ve issued lookout notices against them,” Mr George said.

The police has lodged an FIR with IPC sections 376 (rape), 365 (kidnap), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) 341 (wrongful restraint) 506 (criminal intimidation) and provisions under the IT Act.

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