32 cases registered against people who defamed woman in MLA Mamkoottathil rape case
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): As many as 32 cases have been registered across Kerala against people who allegedly defamed the woman whose complaint led to suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil being booked for sexual assault, police said on Thursday.
According to police, the Cyber Operations Wing is monitoring online platforms where defamatory or content against the complainant is being circulated.
Police said they began registering cases from Monday against those found to have shared the woman's photograph.
Many individuals who had earlier shared the picture of the complainant have since deleted it, an officer with the Cyber Operations Wing said.
The Wing is also monitoring those who share content revealing the woman's identity, the officer added.
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Currently, bailable offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act have been invoked.
A majority of these cases have been registered at cyber police stations in each district.
Police said notices are being issued to the accused, and arrests will be recorded based on evidence that emerges during the probe.
Based on the woman’s complaint, police first registered a case against activist Rahul Easwar and four others.
Easwar was arrested, and a court in Thiruvananthapuram later dismissed his bail plea.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
