KOZHIKODE: Writer Civic Chandran surrendered before Vadakara DySP in the sexual abuse case. The high court had the other day cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to him by the Kozhikode Additional Sessions Court. The court had directed him to surrender before the investigating officer and undergo interrogation within seven days.

The complaint is that the accused, who came for a book launch function on April 16, sexually assaulted a woman. The prosecution case is that the accused committed the act knowing that she is from a scheduled caste. The bail granted to the writer was cancelled by the high court which held that the commission of offence was prima facie made out.

A case was also registered against Civic Chandran on the complaint of another woman, who is a writer and a teacher. The woman filed the complaint in the incident that happened in April. There was also a complaint that after the incident, the harassment continued over the phone. After the high court granted anticipatory bail in this case, the Koyilandy police arrested and released him on bail.