MALAPPURAM: Police on Friday issued a look-out notice against Yasar Edappal for attempting to defame minister KT Jaleel through social media. The circular has been issued in the case registered by the Malappuram Changaramkulam police.

Investigative agencies had received information that minister Jaleel had pressured the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram to deport the expatriate Yasar from the UAE. It was gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh who gave a statement regarding this.

Yasar alleged that he is being targeted for campaigning against the minister on social media. A controversy had erupted when Yasar's family staged a protest in front of the minister's office in Malappuram.