FIR for transmitting obscene material registered against actor Shwetha Menon
Kochi, Aug 6 (PTI): A case for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form has been registered against Malayalam film actor Shwetha Menon on a complaint based on certain scenes in some of her past movies, police said on Wednesday.
Police said that no case was initially registered on the complaint by Martin Menachery, but he later went to court seeking registration of an FIR.
Following the court's direction, an FIR, under section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology (IT) Act and provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act was filed on Tuesday, an officer of Ernakulam Central police station said.
The complaint has alleged that there were obscene scenes in some of her past movies and these are being circulated on social media and various online sites, they said.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
