The Ernakulam North Police have filed a case against actress Lakshmi Menon and three others for supposedly kidnapping and attacking a young IT worker in Kochi.
A techie from Aluva filed a complaint, leading to the registration of the case about their kidnapping and assault. The cops have already nabbed three suspects, and they are on the hunt for Menon, who’s still hiding out. Mithun, Aneesh, and Sonamol got arrested; they are all from Kochi and buddies of Menon.
Lakshmi Menon and her friends accused in a Kidnapping Case
The event related to the case took place on Sunday night at the Ernakulam North railway overbridge, where the suspects grabbed the complainant. According to the police, they believe the kidnapping was payback for a dispute that went down between the complainant’s friend and the actress’s group at a restobar in Kochi late Sunday night.
Actress Lakshmi Menon and her friends face charges such as kidnapping, wrongful restraint, verbal abuse, wrongful confinement, voluntarily causing hurt, and criminal intimidation under sections 140(2), 126, 296, 127(2), 115(2), 351(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The person who filed the complaint, wanting to stay anonymous, shared with media that it all started outside the restaurant when his friend confronted the actress’s friend, who allegedly caused a scene after arguing with one of their pals.
“They had too much to drink and started screaming at my friend. We rushed him back and exited the area to stop any more trouble. But they trailed us, stopped our car on the North overbridge, and one of them began banging on it. As soon as I stepped out to calm them down, they grabbed me and attacked me. The actress grabbed my phone and started yelling at me,” he shared.