The Srivaikundam All Women Police have arrested two Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam functionaries for allegedly sexually assaulting a jobseeker after giving her soft drink laced with sedative drug.Police said a 33-year-old woman from a village in Srivaikundam Taluk in the district approached TVK’s Thoothukudi West District Youth Wing organiser Balamurugan, 29, of Arumugamangalam near Eral and his friend Jayapaul, 27, who is also a TVK functionary from Ramanathapuram, for getting a job.The duo, in the guise of getting her a job, took the woman in a car to a hotel at Ervadi in Ramanathapuram district two days ago. After reportedly giving her soft drink laced with sedative drug, Balamurugan and Jayapaul allegedly sexually assaulted the lady, police said.The victim, who escaped from the duo, filed a complaint with the Srivaikundam All Women Police. Balamurugan and Jayapaul were arrested on Monday and remanded in judicial custody. Published - June 02, 2026 08:17 pm IST