Thiruvananthapuram: Poonthura police arrested another accused in the case involving an armed trespass and assault on a family. The arrested person was identified as Jenin, 24, of Gayathri Bhavan of Poonthura.Jenin was produced before the court and remanded. Police said efforts are under way to identify and apprehend the remaining accused involved in the case. Police said four others, Binu, 33, Banans, 28, Binoj, 29, and Baiju, 24, of Muttathara were arrested earlier and remanded in judicial custody after being produced before a court. The incident is linked to a dispute during a DJ programme held at a church in the locality. The complainant’s brothers had allegedly questioned the accused over misbehaviour during the event, leading to enmity between the groups. On April 12, a group of around eight people allegedly reached the complainant’s house, trespassed on to the premises, and attacked the family members. The complainant, her husband, children and brothers were assaulted and verbally abused, police said. The injured were treated for minor injuries.
