Malappuram, Nov. 12 -- Five people, including three women and two men, have been arrested in Malappuram district's Tirur area for allegedly plotting to murder a young man after his girlfriend conspired with her friends to eliminate him, police said.

The accused have been identified as 19-year-old Safana, a native of Pattambi, and her friends, 20-year-old Nadiya and 25-year-old Rabeeba, both residents of North Annara in Tirur. The two male associates have been identified as 28-year-old Irshad and 25-year-old Asarudheen.

According to the police, Safana allegedly conspired with her friends to get rid of her boyfriend. As part of the alleged plan, the accused abducted him, robbed him of his mobile phone and brutally assaulted him in an atte...