Chennai: A hotel employee has been arrested for an attempted kidnapping and molestation of a young Malayali actress at a hotel in T Nagar, Chennai, police said.

The incident occurred on Saturday night at the hotel where the actress had checked in on the evening of February 6. The accused, identified as Syed Afridi (20), a native of Nagapattinam, allegedly entered her room under the pretext of repairing the intercom and misbehaved with her.

Following the incident, the actress lodged a complaint with the T Nagar police, who registered a case and arrested the suspect. Afridi, a student and part-time hotel employee, has been remanded to judicial custody.

Police said further investigation is underway.