According to the police, the two school students from Munnar reported to the school where they stay and study on June 18, after a gap of three days.

When questioned, the girls informed their teachers that they had stayed with a man they had befriended through social media and his friend at a lodge in Munnar for two days.

The teachers alerted the parents and the Munnar police. During questioning, the girls alleged that the two men had sexually assaulted them.

A case was registered, and a medical examination confirmed sexual assault.