Absconding Congress Councillor Arrested in Sexual Assault Case from Bengaluru

The accused councillor was allegedly absconding ever since a case was lodged against him for alleged sexual assault.

Congress councillor PV Krishnakumar, who was facing a sexual assault case and was allegedly absconding for the last two weeks has been arrested from Karnataka, police said on Wednesday, 10 August. Image used for representative purpose.

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A Congress councillor, who is facing a sexual assault case and was allegedly absconding for the last two weeks has been arrested from Karnataka, police said on Wednesday, 10 August.

A top police officer of the district told PTI that PV Krishnakumar, a Congress councillor in the Kannur corporation, was arrested on Tuesday night, 9 August, from his hideout in Bengaluru by a Kerala police team.

The councillor was allegedly absconding ever since a case was lodged against him for alleged sexual assault, under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), of a woman employee of a women's cooperative bank reportedly controlled by Congress.

When the case was lodged last month on the woman's complaint, Krishnakumar had gone into hiding, they said.

Subsequently, it had sent out teams to neighbouring states to find out where he was hiding and finally he was traced to Bengaluru.

He would be produced before a court during the day, they added.