Kochi: Police have found crucial evidence against a doctor accused in a sexual assault case in Kochi. The doctor had allegedly recorded and stored videos of himself sexually assaulting women on his mobile phone. During an examination conducted by Infopark police, obscene videos involving around 12 women were recovered from his phone.

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The accused doctor, Johnson K. Varghese, is currently absconding. Police have intensified their search to trace him. Infopark police are expected to issue a lookout notice soon to prevent him from fleeing the country.

The latest development marks a major twist in the flat blackmail case involving young actress Athulya Chandra and actor Bibin Perumbilly. Following the doctor's complaint alleging assault and threats, a 50-year-old woman from Thrippunithura, who is a relative of one of the accused in the assault case, approached the police with a sexual assault complaint against him.

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According to the complaint, the doctor picked up the woman in his car from near a private hotel in Infopark at around 7.30 pm on October 10. He allegedly took her to a nearby bar, gave her alcohol and made her intoxicated before taking her to a room in another hotel, where he sexually assaulted her.

The complainant had previously sought medical treatment from the doctor.