The Kasaba police in Kerala have registered a case in opposition to film director Ranjith following the grievance of a youth from Kozhikode alleging sexual assault. The youth, who already gave his assertion earlier than the particular investigation staff (SIT) probing the sexual assault instances involving movie personalities in Kerala, claimed that he was uncovered to sexual assault throughout a gathering with Mr. Ranjith to debate his entry into cinema in Bengaluru in 2012.
Aside from charging Part 377 (punishment for unnatural intercourse) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the police invoked varied different sections underneath the Data Know-how (IT) Act in opposition to Mr. Ranjith for allegedly sharing nude photos of the complainant to a different actor. IPC part was invoked because the incident came about practically 12 years in the past.
The 33-year-old survivor earlier gave his assertion to the SIT accusing Mr. Ranjith of capturing the previous’s nude photos.
The youth additionally claimed that he got here involved with Mr. Ranjith in the course of the capturing of the Malayalam movie Bavuttiyude Namathil in December 2012.
“Once I approached him for a job in his (then) upcoming movie, he gave his cell quantity and requested me to name for discussing the matter. The assault came about after I visited him in Bengaluru a number of days later following his instruction,” the youth had claimed at a press convention in Kozhikode just lately.
The Kerala Police had earlier registered a primary info report (FIR) in opposition to Mr. Ranjith on the idea of a petition filed by a Bengali woman actor accusing him of molestation. Mr. Ranjith resigned from the submit of the chairman of Kerala Chalachitra Academy following the authorized improvement and associated controversies.