Bobby Chemmanur (File) | Photo Courtesy: Mohammad Arif
Kerala’s Kochi City Police has taken businessman Bobby Chemmanur into custody, barely 24 hours after registering a case against him on a complaint by a female actor that she targeted him on social media and in person while attending an inauguration event. Allegations of making sexual remarks were made against him.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Ernakulam Central Police Inspector took him into custody from another district on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) morning. He is being brought to the Central Police Station and his arrest will be formally registered.
He has been booked under non-bailable charges, including sections 75(4) (making sexual comments amounting to sexual harassment) and section 67 (publishing or distributing obscene material in electronic form) under the Indian Code of Justice (BNS). To broadcast) are included. IT Act. Therefore, he will be produced before the court.
The actor had filed the complaint in person at the Central Station along with digital evidence on Tuesday (January 7, 2025) evening. This was the second case to be registered by the Central Police on multiple complaints by the actor. On Sunday, he had filed a complaint against 30 people for allegedly making sexually charged comments under his social media posts.
Police had earlier arrested 60-year-old Shaji of Kumbalam in the case, while investigation is underway on the remaining 29 accused, many of whom have not only deleted their alleged objectionable comments but also deleted the social media accounts used to post those comments. Media profiles have also been removed.
“Our stand has always been that we do not make any difference between Bobby Chemmanur and Shaji. His custody is the culmination of our action initiated from the moment the case was registered on Tuesday evening. He was detained from a distant district,” said Ernakulam Central Subdivision Assistant Commissioner C. Jayakumar, who is monitoring the investigation.
There are reports that he has been detained from Wayanad.
Soon after filing the petition against Mr. Chemmanur, the actor had made a social media post in the form of a letter addressed to him. “I have filed a complaint against you with the Ernakulam Central Police for your continuous snooping on me. Complaints will surface against other people with the same psychological structure as you. You can rely on the power of your money. I have full faith in the legal system of India,” his post read.
The actress had said in a social media post on Sunday that a man, whom she did not name, was following her and insulting her through gestures after she declined the man’s invitation to attend some events. Was trying to. From then on, the person concerned, as if in revenge, attended functions to which he was invited. There were reports that the person the actor had mentioned was Mr. Chemmanur.
published – January 08, 2025 11:35 am IST
