Renowned filmmaker Ranjith was arrested in Kochi following a sexual assault complaint by a young actress working on his film. The arrest, carried out by a special police squad, comes after the actress submitted a confidential statement at a Women’s Police Station.
Police have intensified the probe into the deaths of a six-year-old girl and her father in Kochi after a post-mortem indicated prior sexual assault on the child. The case now includes provisions of the POCSO Act.
A week after accusing a former employee of blackmail, Litmus7 CEO Venu Gopalakrishnan now faces a sexual harassment case filed by the same woman, leading to parallel investigations in Kochi.
