Tribal youth allegedly locked up and starved in Kerala resort for six days

A group of local people and police broke open the room at the resort at Muthalamada and rescued the youth.

Thiruvananthapuram: A tribal youth was allegedly assaulted and locked up in a room for at least six days for having liquor without permission at a resort in Palakkad district of Kerala.

A group of local people and police broke open the room at the resort at Muthalamada on Thursday night and rescued the youth, identified as Vellayan.

The local police registered a case against two persons, including the resort owner, on various charges including atrocities towards members of the SC ST community.

According to local sources, Vellayan who used to work at the resort consumed liquor found in an abandoned bottle found on the premises of the resort.

Agitated over it, the resort authorities assaulted him and locked up in a room for six days without adequate food.

A local Dalit leader Shivarajan came to know about it through a resort worker and informed the police. The police along with local people broke open the door and rescued the youth.