Overview
- Kerala police arrested Prashobh, 26, also known as Rockan, bringing the number of suspects in custody to four in the February 1 attack on a spa employee in Thiruvalla.
- Investigators say earlier arrests included alleged gang leader Subin Alexander, Berlin Das, and Akhil Kumar, also known as Varun.
- Varun Kumar was picked up in Aluva on February 9 by the Special Investigation Team after tower-location analysis, according to police.
- Two accused remain at large, and police say searches are ongoing outside Kerala, including operations in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
- Police are probing an extortion motive, reviewing the spa’s legal compliance, and have publicly denied any law-enforcement involvement in alleged extortion linked to local spas.