Police Nab Kidnapper Husband, Wife Rescued
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Jun 21: On Tuesday evening, the policemen from the city rural station arrested Kiran Johnson Pereira (29), who has been accused of kidnapping his wife, Philomena Serrao (26), who is an employee of Mphasis BPO here. A team headed by police inspector, Manjunath Shetty, made these arrests. Pereira and his wife were found from a house at Arlapadavu in Konalu village near Nelyady in Puttur taluk, belonging to Vincent, a friend of Johnson.
Pereira’s three accomplices, Dharma, Sathsih, and driver of his vehicle that was used for the kidnap drama, Vasanth, were also arrested from the spot, it is gathered, although the policemen did not confirm these three arrests. The policemen are on the lookout for two other persons who had assisted Johnson in the abduction. The vehicle used for the abduction has also been confiscated. It is learnt that Philomena has alleged that she was raped by Kiran Johnson Pereira on the night of her abduction. Therefore, she was sent for medical examination.
It may be recalled that Philomena was abducted by her husband, her relationship with whom had soured since some years because of the alleged abusive behaviour of Johnson, by intercepting the vehicle of Mphasis in which she was travelling to her workplace. It is learnt that their marriage, solemnized in 2006, did not last long. The divorce petition filed by Philomena is pending in court. The abduction had occurred at Baiturli on the way to Neermarga on Monday afternoon.
Philomena has complained that Kiran used to frequently visit her parental home, where she had started staying after severing her links with Kiran, and threaten the members of the household. Her family said that a number of complaints about violent and abusive ways of Kiran were registered with the police in the past.
A case of rape and abduction stands registered in the rural police station here. Investigation is on.