Overview

• The Kerala High Court granted Lakshmi Menon interim protection from arrest until September 17 on her anticipatory bail plea.
• Ernakulam North Police have arrested and remanded Mithun, Aneesh and Sonamol in connection with the case.
• Police say video evidence indicates Menon was at the scene near Ernakulam North Bridge, and she is listed as an accused, though some reports note her name is not yet in the FIR.
• The FIR cites multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including kidnapping or abduction, wrongful restraint and confinement, voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.
• The complaint by IT employee Aliyarsha Salim alleges he was dragged from his car, assaulted and released near the Aluva–Paravur area, and police are also examining a counter-complaint filed by Sonamol.