Sexual Assault

Drones, locals helped arrest Martin Joseph; top cop admits lapses in investigation

June 11, 2021

Drones, locals helped arrest Martin Joseph; top cop admits lapses in investigation

The officer who had registered the first information report failed in reporting the matter to the higher-ups, despite the seriousness of the case.

June 11, 2021
Kochi flat rape and torture: Martin Joseph taken into police custody from Thrissur hideout

Joseph has been on the run since June 8 after media reports regarding the incident emerged.
June 10, 2021
Another woman alleges assault by youth accused in Kochi flat rape case

The woman accused Martin of threatening her and assaulting her physically.
June 10, 2021
Three arrested in Kochi flat assault case, accused Martin still on the run

The search for Martin has been intensified after the arrest of his aides.
June 09, 2021
Kochi flat assault case: Location of accused Martin Joseph traced to home town Mundur

Though two teams of the Kochi and Thrissur police are camping in the area in search of the absconding, they were unable to locate him.
June 08, 2021
Kochi flat assault case: Police issues lookout notice against accused

Police have issued a lookout circular against Martin Joseph Pulikkottil, accused of illegally detaining a young woman and subjecting her to brutal assault for more than a year in his flat at Marine Drive.
June 08, 2021
Woman locked up in Kochi flat, raped, tortured for months; accused on the run

Martin assaulted the woman, sexually and physically, at the flat at Marine Drive in Kochi during the last lockdown period. The woman was locked up in the flat for months and tortured.

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