Kerala woman actor who lodged sexual harassment complaints against 7 film personalities, including Mukesh, set to back out
The Hindu
Aluva woman actor withdraws rape complaints against Malayalam film personalities due to lack of support from society and media.
The Aluva-based woman actor who had lodged complaints of rape and sexual harassment against prominent Malayalam film personalities, including actors M. Mukesh, Jayasurya, Maniyanpilla Raju and Edavela Babu, seems set to withdraw her complaints citing “lack of support from the society, government and the media.”
She announced her intention through a social media post. She said that she had earlier come forward for the good of society and to ensure that no one dared to demand “adjustment from women entering the film industry any more.”
“However, the government failed to prove the fake case registered against me under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. No media came forward to support me. So, I am going to withdraw all the cases. Despite knowing that the POCSO case was fake, no attempt has been made to nab the woman who lodged the complaint or the ones behind her. So, I am backing out from everything,” read her post in a WhatsApp group.
The complaint was lodged against her by one of her relatives.
Her complaints in the wake of the release of the Hema Committee report had stirred up a hornet’s nest and triggered a flurry of complaints against film personalities. She claims that she will be sending a e-mail shortly informing the special investigation team (SIT) probing the cases based on complaints in the wake of the Hema Committee report that she is withdrawing her complaints.
The SIT could not be reached for a response.
Mr. Mukesh, an MLA from the ruling CPI(M), was booked under Section 376 (rape), a non-bailable offence, Section 354 (assault or criminal force to women with intent to outrage her modesty), and 509 (insult the modesty of a woman by word, sound, gesture or object) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He was arrested and released on bail.
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