A Kochi-based tattoo artist Sujeesh P S, who has been arrested after numerous girls raised complaints against him for sexually abusing them whilst tattooing on their personal parts, will be produced earlier than a Justice of the Peace on Sunday, 6 March. Sujeesh used to be arrested late night time on Saturday.
An 18-year-old woman had in a social media post said that he had sexually assaulted her whilst tattooing on her personal components and after her revelation, five extra female came towards him stating that he had abused them.
Sujeesh, who was once on the run ever in view that the problem got here out, used to be arrested via the Kochi city police crew whilst he was trying to attain the workplace of an suggest on Saturday night.
The police have commenced recording the statements of the survivors and also will be taking their medical examination to be submitted earlier than the magistrate under Section 164B of CrPc.
The Kochi metropolis police commissioner, C Nagaraju, whilst talking to IANS said, “He was making an attempt to avert the arrest, our team took him into custody and will be taking the announcement of the survivors and their medical examination. He will be produced earlier than a Justice of the Peace on Sunday itself.”
The 35-year-old has been strolling a studio at Kochi for the past ten years and is a successful tattoo artist. He works for Inkfected Tattoo Studio in Kochi’s Edappally area.
Two FIRs had been lodged against Sujeesh on Friday, 4 March, after 4 women allegedly made a grievance with the Kochi City Police Commissioner accusing the artist of sexual harassment and rape. The two instances used to be registered at Cheranellore and Palarivattom police stations.
After the allegations, his family and pals claimed that the tattooing was performed overtly and that he had no longer sexually abused any women.
A shut buddy of Sujeesh whilst talking to IANS said, “Sujesh is harmless and these cases are due to commercial enterprise rivalry and we will take prison recourse on this matter. Nothing much to say other than this.”
