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The Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court connected Saturday (April 4, 2026) sent Malayalam filmmaker Ranjith, who was earlier arrested successful transportation with a lawsuit of intersexual maltreatment pursuing a ailment filed by a pistillate actor, to constabulary custody for 3 days.
His bail exertion volition beryllium considered connected April 7. The prosecution has argued that his constabulary custody was required successful presumption of the “serious nature” of the alleged crime.
Mr. Ranjith’s counsel alleged that the apprehension was made successful haste and successful usurpation of the Supreme Court directives that arrests for offences punishable by up to 7 years should beryllium exceptional and notices should beryllium issued to the accused furnishing the reasons for the arrest.
Mr. Ranjith, who resigned arsenic the chairperson of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy pursuing a intersexual harassment lawsuit successful 2024, was booked successful the latest lawsuit aft the histrion lodged a ailment with Kochi City Police Commissioner Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar. The constabulary arrested him aft signaling the complainant’s confidential statement.
He has been charged with effort to outrage the modesty of a pistillate nether applicable sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. A Special Investigation Team led by the Kochi City Police Commissioner is probing the case.
