Rape news is now such a daily occurrence in tabloids that it fails to evoke shock in Keralites. However, the Kazhakkoottam molestation case managed to send shockwaves to the neighborhood and localities in Thiruvananthapuram. A lorry driver sneaking into a hostel in the posh IT locality of Kazhakkoottam and molesting an employee was indeed scary and previously thought impossible. A Madurai native was arrested in the incident within hours, only due to the deft moves taken by the police.

It is reported that the accused, who was sauntering in the locality with the intention to steal valuables, entered inside the room after he found the door unlocked. He then went ahead with molesting the woman after forcibly closing her mouth with his hands. Following the complaint of the hostel authorities,

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