Three in custody in Kerala for alleged rape of Tamil Nadu woman

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 1 (IANS) The Kannur Police took three people into custody after a woman from Tamil Nadu accused them of drugging and raping her, sources said on Thursday.The accused included a female relative of the survivor.According to police, the incident took place near Kannur on August 27 when the woman had gone to meet a female relative called Malar for a job.Malar took her to another house saying searching for a job would be easier from there. They were soon joined by two men and the woman was offered juice following which she collapsed.On regaining consciousness, she found herself in a hospital and shared her trauma with the doctors who reported the matter to police.The police took all the three accused into custody.A probe is underway to ascertain whether a fourth person was involved in the crime.
--IANS sg/shb/

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