KOCHI: The investigating team is grilling actor Edavela Babu in connection with the sexual abuse complaint of an actress of Aluva. As Babu was granted anticipatory bail, his arrest will be registered after interrogation and released on bail.

There are two complaints against the actor. One is for misbehaving with the junior artist after inviting her to his flat promising to give membership in AMMA and the other for speaking in a lewd manner. The case is under the sections of harassment and insult of womanhood. If found guilty, he will be jailed for up to 10 years and fined. The additional sessions court had earlier granted bail to Babu with conditions.

The Ernakulam North Police registered a case on the complaint of the actress. They will collect the statements of the former office bearers of AMMA as investigation on the Hema Committee report has been intensified. The police had conducted a search at the flat of Edavela Babu. The information is that the investigation team has seized some documents from here. The special investigation team had registered the arrest against Mukesh MLA in a sexual harassment complaint and released him on bail later.