Malayalam film director Ranjith Balakrishnan has been remanded to 14 days in judicial custody following his arrest in a sexual assault case filed by an actress. The filmmaker was also accused of sexual harassment by another actress who had filed a case against him in 2024
Special Investigation Team (SIT) shuts all harassment cases from Hema Committee report, citing no victim testimony, leaving the cases unsubstantiated
Kerala police have reportedly informed court that investigation would resume in charge-sheeted cases once they have recorded statements of victims
The SIT probe over the Hema Committee report statements was initiated following a direction from the Kerala High Court. Over 30 cases were taken in this manner
The allegation came to light after the release of Hema committee report by the Kerala government. The SIT probing Mollywood sex scandal is expected to file the charge-sheet in trial court shortly
Actress says she testified before committee only for 'academic purposes'; says her allegations were 'hearsay'
The Women's Commission said the petitioner in the case in trying to stall further probe into statements in Justice Hema committee report
The Malayalam-Tamil actress, who had levelled sexual harassment allegations against many actors including Maniyanpilla Raju and Idavela Babu said her fight against predators wasn't supported by Kerala government
'Premam' actor Nivin Pauly was under investigation after a woman filed a complaint claiming she had been sexually assaulted by him and his team in Dubai last year
The Kerala HC had directed police to probe sexual assault offences mentioned in Hema committee's report
Kerala police has registered 2 cases against Jayasurya. Actor said fake allegations will silence sincere voices
Siddique interrogated for three hours. The case came to light after the Kerala govt released Justice Hema committee report on sexual exploitation in Malayalam cinema.