The woman journalist, who was waylaid and attacked by miscreants in Nilambur, has identified the car in which the accused travelled on the day of the incident. A gang had waylaid and insulted the woman journalist, her brother and his friend, who went to visit Kakkadampoyil on Christmas day

Though the journalist lodged a complaint at the Nilambur police station, the police tried to settle the case by slapping minor charges on the accused. It was only after the journalist complained to the DGP and district police chief that the police decided to speed up the probe and record the woman's statement. The case was entrusted to DySP Suresh Kumar (District Crime Records Bureau- Malappuram). Police recorded the woman’s statement in the presence of DySP Suresh on Thursday.