Lubber Pandhu Actor Swasika, Beena Antony Booked For 'Insulting Modesty' Of Mollywood MeToo Victim
The complainant was the one who had recently raised allegations against some prominent actors in Mollywood after the release of Justice Hema Committee report.
The Malayalam film industry has been rocked by allegations of #MeToo against prominent members of the film fraternity after the release of the Hema Committee Report on August 19. Now, another case of "outraging the modesty of a woman" has come to light in which the alleged accused are three prominent actors in Mollywood.
According to PTI, cases were registered against television-cinema actor Beena Antony, her actor-husband Manoj and award-winning actress Swasika for allegedly “insulting the modesty” of the woman actor through YouTube channels.
Case filed against three actors in Mollywood
According to the Nedumbassery police, the complainant was the one who had recently raised allegations against some prominent actors in the Malayalam cinema after the release of the Justice Hema Committee report following which cases were registered against them. A Special Investigative Team has been probing the cases od sexual harassment in Mollywood, which surfaced after the publication of a redacted version of the Justice K Hema Committee Report.
"In the complaint, she alleged that Beena Antony, Manoj and Swasika insulted her through their YouTube channels out of revenge as she raised allegations against prominent actors," a police officer said. Cases were registered against the three actors under Section 79 of BNS, which refers to "word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman", police added.
Published By : Devasheesh Pandey
Published On: 12 October 2024 at 14:13 IST