Malayalam actress molestation case: Kerala CM pats police for nabbing prime accused Pulsar Suni

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today praised the police which has taken into custody the prime accused in the abduction and assault of popular south Indian actress.

"Pulsar" Suni and his accomplice V P Vijeesh were held by the police in Ernakulam when they entered a local court building to surrender.

Vijayan, whose government had been facing flak over the delay in nabbing the accused, said, "I congratulate the police. It is a commendable achievement."

So far four people have been arrested in connection with the February 17 incident in which the actress was allegedly sexually assaulted inside her car for two hours?by the accused, who had forced their way into the vehicle and later escaped in a busy area in Kochi.

Meanwhile, Opposition Leader in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala said the manner in which the accused were taken into custody from the courtroom was "improper".

Police had been not been vigilant enough and this had created concern, Chennithala told reporters here.

"There has been lapse on the part of police and this should not happen in the further investigation of the case," the Congress leader, who was Home Minister in the previous Oommen Chandy government, said.