KOCHI: A POCSO case has been registered against vlogger Shakir Subhan popularly known as Mallu Traveller. Dharmadom police registered a case against him on the complaint of his former wife. Child marriage and domestic violence have been raised in the complaint.

His first wife accused Shakir of marrying her when she was a minor, brutally harassed her when she was pregnant at 15 and forced her for an abortion. She had earlier lodged a complaint with the Dharmadom police. The police have now registered a POCSO case on this complaint. The Dharmadom police said that the case will be shifted to the Iritty station. The Iritty police will then take a decision on whether to impose more charges against him.

Meantime, the high court has granted permanent bail to Shakir in a sexual assault case filed by a Saudi Arabian woman. The high court granted bail with conditions such as that he should not leave the state, should produce passport and not to make any remarks regarding the case or against the complainant on social media. Shakir had appeared before the investigating officers for questioning.

29-year-old Saudi woman filed a harassment complaint against Mallu Traveller. The complaint said that he tried to rape her at a hotel in Ernakulam. Shakir Subhan reached the hotel to interview her. The police said the woman's fiancé had also accompanied her. However, the complaint said that when he went out, Shakir tried to abuse her.