It was Kumar who had recommended Martin to the actress when he left his job, the sources added. When Martin braked, the men in the car behind pulled him out and took control of the actress's car. The five men molested the actress through the nearly two-hour drive till Palarivattom, within the Ernakulam city limits, where they left the actress in her car and escaped in the second car. The actress has told the police she saw Martin texting someone minutes before her car was bumped from behind. "When a woman, that too a very reputable film actress, gets attacked, people will raise questions.

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2017 21:24 UTC