Kerala HC grants transit bail to actor-husband of viral Kumbh Mela woman in kidnapping case

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Farmaan Khan | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN

The Kerala HIgh Court connected Wednesday granted transit bail to Farmaan Khan, hubby of the histrion who went viral during Kumbh Mela, successful a kidnapping lawsuit filed by her father.

This volition let the mates to attack the Madhya Pradesh High Court since the FIR is registered successful that State.

The mates got joined successful March 2026 successful Thiruvananthapuram and had been surviving successful Kerala ever since. Subsequently, an FIR was registered against Mr. Khan by the Madhya Pradesh Police, based connected a ailment by her father, connected charges of kidnapping, offences against SC/ST persons and kid marriage. After the actor-woman’s begetter alleged that the she was a minor, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribe had besides launched a probe.

The mates had moved the Kerala High Court with the anticipatory bail plea arsenic they apprehended information successful travelling to Madhya Pradesh, arsenic contention had erupted implicit their inter-faith marriage. In a aboriginal proceeding earlier the Kerala High Court, they produced records to beryllium that she had attained 18 years astatine the clip of the marriage.

Madhya Pradesh Police had earlier challenged the bail plea and submitted that the petition should person been filed with the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Later, they besides contended that the mates had falsified accusation to get the commencement certificate and matrimony certificate, and that some these records were forged.

The pistillate had besides filed a petition successful the Madhya Pradesh High Court alleging that her begetter and others had produced forged documents to represent her arsenic a insignificant arsenic she joined a antheral of different faith.

Published - June 03, 2026 01:21 p.m. IST

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