Overview

• Ernakulam North Police arrested Mithun, Aneesh and Sonamol in the alleged kidnapping and assault of a 27-year-old IT employee in Kochi.
• Kochi City Police Commissioner Putta Vimaladitya confirmed Lakshmi Menon is among the accused and said a search for her is underway.
• Local TV clips and other visuals reportedly show a group blocking a car near the North Bridge, and investigators are examining the footage.
• Police say the confrontation began with an argument at a bar on Banerjee Road and escalated as the victim was pulled from his vehicle and later dropped at Vedimara Junction in Paravur.
• Officers are probing a counter-complaint filed by Sonamol and noted that Menon’s name has not yet been added to the FIR as the investigation continues.