Five held for alleged abduction and gang rape of woman in Keralam

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Five people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a woman from Nilambur, in Thrissur on September 22.

The arrested have been identified as Devi, 27, of Tiruppur; Thomas Priyadarshan Deva, 27, of the Nilgiris; Raghupathi Raj, 20, of Dindigul; Shankar, 20, of Viranapettai in Karur; and Balraj, 31, of Kadavur, according to the Thrissur City police.

The arrests were made by a special investigation team (SIT) led by Assistant Commissioner T.R. Rajesh under the direction of Thrissur City Police Commissioner Nakul R. Deshmukh.

The incident