Prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur was arrested on Wednesday by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the sexual harassment case filed by Malayalam actress Honey Rose, police said here.
He was taken into custody from Wayanad on Wednesday morning and brought to Kochi in a police jeep in the evening.
Visuals aired by news channels showed a police team blocking the businessmanās car and taking him into custody at a tea estate in Wayanad.
Later, he was taken to a police camp in Puthurvayal before being transported to Kochi.
The journey to Kochi, from the hill district in north Kerala, took around seven hours.
The arrest of Chemmanur, who was brought to the Central Police Station, was recorded at around 7.30 pm, police said.