Police on Saturday said they had registered a case against an assistant director in the film industry for allegedly “sexually assaulting” a model in Kochi.
The case was registered against Gojo Korchinkal of Chengannur in Alappuzha district at Maradu police station on May 6.
Kuršenkal has worked on several films as an assistant and co-director.
According to the FIR, the complainant, a Kochi-based model, met Kurishinkal through a dating app in July 2023.
The FIR stated that the accused told the complainant that he was a film director and had separated from his wife before proposing marriage to her.
He later assured the complainant and her mother that he would go ahead with the marriage once the legal proceedings related to his divorce were completed, the FIR said.
According to the FIR, the accused later invited the complainant to his apartment in Vyttila on April 18, 2024, where he “sexually assaulted” her.
The FIR further alleged that he continued to sexually harass the woman thereafter. It also stated that the accused “physically assaulted” the complainant several times before he later refused to marry her.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under Section 376 (2) (n) of the Indian Penal Code for repeatedly raping the same woman.
The woman’s secret statement will be recorded, after which the accused will be summoned for interrogation, the police said.
