Four arrested for abducting, assaulting man over son’s marriage in Keralam

Four people have been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a 59-year-old man here over his son’s love marriage, police said on Saturday. According to Pooyappally police, Joney, 59, a resident of Kottakkavila in Elamadu, was abducted by a four-member gang from his house on Friday night.

The police said a relative of one of the accused had eloped with Mr. Joney’s son and married him, triggering the attack. The accused allegedly trespassed into Mr. Joney’s house, abused him and demanded to know his son’s whereabouts.

They threatened to take him away if his son was not found and subsequently dragged him into a car, the police said. The accused allegedly assaulted Mr. Joney inside the vehicle before driving away with him. Mr. Joney’s relatives alerted the police, who intercepted the vehicle and rescued him, officials said.

The four accused were taken to Pooyappally police station, where a case was registered and they were formally arrested, officials said. All four were produced before a court on Saturday and remanded in judicial custody, the police added.