Thasni Banu assaulted: one more held

Saturday, June 25, 2011: The police have arrested one more person in connection with the incident in which a woman techie (Tasni Banu) and her friend on their way to office were assaulted by a 7-member-gang at Kakkanad on Sunday night.
The accused has been identified as Jaison who had been absconding soon after the incident. Another accused identified as Anil Kumar was apprehended on June 23rd in connection with this case.
Look-out notices were issued against Anil Kumar, Thajudhin and Jaison on Wednesday. Thrikkakara ASI Mohan Das was suspended from service for not registering a case even though a complaint was given by Tasni Banu.
Meanwhile, the DCP informed that a special team has been appointed to probe the case. Thasni Banu who works in IT Company near Info Park, Kakkanad was approached a group of people who showered abuses on her and assaulted her.
Thasni who was with a friend on a bike was slapped in the face by the gang, according to her complaint. According to Thasni her assaulters were playing moral police and warned that the culture in Kochi is not the same as in Bangalore. She was admitted to the Ernakulam General hospital with minor injuries

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