Keralam gym trainer arrested for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting minor
A 25-year-old gym trainer in Kozhikode, Kerala, has been arrested for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a minor. The accused reportedly coerced the victim into taking semi-nude photos, which he then morphed and used to blackmail her before committing the assault.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding child safety and the misuse of digital technology for exploitation and blackmail.
The Elathur police have arrested a 25-year-old gym trainer from Kolakkad near Atholi in Kozhikode, Keralam on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl after allegedly administering her a sedative. The arrested person has been identified as Rishad of Vellamparambath House, Kolakkad, Atholi.
According to the police, the accused, who was the personal gym trainer of the student from Annassery, allegedly visited her house and forced her to pose for semi-naked photographs. He later allegedly morphed the photographs into nude images and sent them to the girl, threatening to circulate them on social media.
The accused then allegedly took the girl in a car to a villa in Vythiri, Wayanad, where he mixed a sedative into juice and forced her to consume it. Police sources said he sexually assaulted the girl after she became semi-conscious and again recorded nude photographs and videos of her on his mobile phone.
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