Molestation attempt on tourist couple in Bekal fort; one detained

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February 8, 2011

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Kasaragod, February 8: The police took into custody a man belonging to a six member gang who tried to molest a couple from Bangalore who came to visit the Bekal fort on Monday.

The Bekal police registered a case against the six member gang belonging to Thekkekadapuram.

The couple who came in a car was walking around the Bekal fort when the gang tried to molest them.


The couple then got into the car and left for Kanhangad where they were put up in a lodge. The six member gang followed them in motor bikes to the lodge in Kanhangad.

The couple told the lodge manager about the gang who was trying to harass them. The lodge manager made a complaint to the police. When the police reached the lodge the gang tried to escape. However, the police took into custody a gang member and brought him to the station for questioning.

The incidents of harassing and eve-teasing have become common at Bekal fort with the police taking no action against the culprits.


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The community awaits a response, hoping for swift intervention to prevent further attacks.

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