Kerala woman checks into lodge with male friend; his wife sends fake cops to rape her

THRISSUR: A woman who had checked into a lodge in Thrissur with a male friend was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by a group of men who posed as police officers, officials said on Thursday.Five accused have been arrested in connection with the September 22 incident.The woman and the man, both from Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, had checked into a lodge near the KSRTC bus stand when the alleged attack took place.According to police, a six-member gang entered their room posing as police personnel. The accused allegedly tied up the two, gagged them with cloth and forcibly took them away in a car.The man was allegedly assaulted during the journey to Tiruppur and suffered multiple fractures to his arms and legs.