Shashi Tharoor condemns Kerala actress rape

February 20, 2017 09:01

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has reacted to the rape of a Kerala actress, saying it was sad. He said, "Sad such an incident has occurred in an educated state like Kerala. Hope that the perpetrators are punished."

On Friday night, the 30-year-old actor's SUV was rear-ended by another vehicle while she was returning to Kochi from a shoot in Thrissur. An argument followed and two men entered the car and directed her driver to proceed to Kochi after threatening him. The actor in her complaint said that she was molested and held hostage for over two hours before the men asked the driver to stop the car at Palarivattam near Kochi city and fled the area.

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