Malayalam Actress Case: Prime Accused has links with Industry

TIL Desk/National/Kochi/ The prime accused in the kidnapping of a popular Malayalam film actress spoke to six prominent persons, including a leading film producer, from the industry, his phone records of that night show. The phone records recovered by the police show that Pulsar Sunil, who planned the kidnap, received a call from a leading film producer late on Friday night. The phone number he received the call from has been switched off since then.

The popular actress, who was on her way from Thrissur to Kochi , was abducted by a gang of six persons, who reportedly took pictures of her to blackmail her. They released her a short while later.The actress’s driver Martin was arrested on the same night, while two others were arrested in Coimbatore.

“We have already identified the rest of the gang members and the probe is on. We will inform you at the appropriate time,” Inspector-General of Police P. Vijayan, who is leading the probe team. According to Sunil’s sister, he doesn’t share good relations with his family since he turned 17. “The last time he came was a few months ago and he called me on Friday also. He was working as a driver for people in the film industry,” she told.