The Bengaluru police have booked Malayalam movie director Ranjith Balakrishnan on costs of sexually assaulting a person. The case was initially registered in Kerala however transferred to the Karnataka capital because the complainant, a 31-year-old artist, claimed the incident occurred in a resort within the metropolis.
The FIR has been registered on the BIAL police station underneath part 377 (unnatural offences) of the Indian Penal Code and 66 E (violation of privateness) of the Data Expertise Act.
In his criticism, the person stated he met Ranjith in 2012 at East Hill in Kerala’s Kozhikode metropolis. The aim of his go to was to satisfy actor Mammootty in the course of the shoot of Bavuttiyude Namathil, a movie written and produced by Ranjith.
Ranjith then collected the complainant’s contact quantity and invited him to a luxurious resort close to Bengaluru’s Kempegowda Worldwide Airport.
“He provided me alcohol and sexually assaulted me. He compelled me to interact in oral intercourse,” the complainant stated, including that Ranjith took images and a video of the alleged sexual assault. He’s additionally alleged to have despatched the images and video to an actress. The criticism was first lodged with the Kasaba police in Kozhikode within the final week of August.
On September 9, the Kozhikode Principal Periods Courtroom granted anticipatory bail to Ranjith within the case. The bail was legitimate for 30 days.
Additionally in August, a Bengali actress accused Ranjith of misbehaviour in the course of the casting technique of his 2009 Malayalam movie Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha and lodged a criticism with the Kochi metropolis police. Though Ranjith denied the allegations, he was compelled to resign as head of the government-run Kerala Chalachitra Academy.
