Kerala police reach Kochi apartment used by actress; big development in sexual assault case

KOCHI: Police have initiated action against director Ranjith following the complaint from the Bengali actress. The police reached the hotel in Kochi where the incident was alleged to have happened. The documentary director, a friend of the actress was also summoned to the hotel for evidence collection.

The Ernakulam North Police registered a case on the complaint of the actress and handed it over to the Special Investigation Team. In the complaint it is alleged that Ranjith misbehaved with her on the set of his movie ‘Paleri Manikyam’. The actress alleged that Ranjith touched her hair and later tried to run his hands through her body but she averted the advances after storming out of the room.

Based on the complaint of the actress, the investigation team had earlier recorded the witness statement of ‘Palerimanikyam’ movie scriptwriter Joshi Joseph. The incident took place inside an apartment in Kadavanthara in 2009.

It was learned that the actress had revealed her bad experience to scriptwriter Joshi Joseph after the incident. The actress on Sunday said that she would appear on a YouTube live at 8 pm to disclose more details related to the case.