Malayalam filmmaker booked in sexual harassment case in Kochi
Kochi (PTI): A case has been registered against Chidambaram S Poduval, director of the superhit movie Manjummel Boys, in a sexual harassment case here, police said on Monday.
Ernakulam South Police registered a case on Sunday following a complaint filed by a woman in connection with an incident that allegedly took place in 2022, officials said.
Police said the incident pertains to allegedly trespassing into the apartment of a woman in Elamkulam and sexually misbehaving with her.
The case has been registered under Sections 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 75 (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
According to officials, the complainant’s statement was recorded before registering the case.
A notice will be issued to the filmmaker asking him to appear for questioning, they added.
Chidambaram is yet to respond to the allegations.
He has directed two hit films — Jan.E.Man (2021) and Manjummel Boys (2024).
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Around 31 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, health ministry says
Dubai (AP): Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed at least 31 people, Lebanon's Health Ministry said on Monday.
The Hezbollah attack and the Israeli retaliatory strikes expand the ongoing war gripping the Mideast after America and Israel launched an airstrike campaign targeting Iran.
The Health Ministry said that the strikes also wounded 149 people. It said about two-thirds of the dead were in southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, as Kuwait faced an ongoing attack, the US issued an urgent warning to Americans there to take cover and remain indoors. It said: “Do not come to the Embassy,” without elaborating.
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