Malayalam Actor Siddique Faces Rape Charges Following Resignation From AMMA
An FIR under sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) has been registered against actor Siddique at Museum police station.
A rape case has been registered in opposition to Malayalam actor Siddique following female actor Revathy Sampath’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 2016, police observed on Wednesday. An FIR beneath sections 376 (rape) and 506 (crook intimidation) has been registered in opposition to the actor at Museum police station, a senior police officer observed. The case was registered beneath the IPC simply because the offence allegedly took place in 2016.
It truly is the 2d FIR in opposition to a excessive-profile film character following the allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to a pair directors and actors greatest as a final result of the wake of revelations greatest as a final result of the Justice Hema Committee file.
The first case, beneath IPC Section 354 (assault or crook vitality on female with intent to outrage her modesty), was in opposition to director Ranjith on a criticism by manner of female actor Sreelekha Mitra from West Bengal regarding an incident which took place in 2009. Sreelekha had alleged that the director had touched her inappropriately with sexual intent after inviting her to act greatest as a final result of the movie Paleri Manikyam in 2009. Following the allegation by manner of the actor, Ranjith had resigned from his put up as chairman of Kerala Chalachitra Academy.
Siddique had also resigned from his put up as commonplace secretary of the Association of Malayalam Film Artists (AMMA) following the allegations in opposition to him.
The Justice Hema Committee was constituted by manner of the Kerala authorities after the 2017 actress assault case and its file revealing occasions of harassment and exploitation of females greatest as a final result of the Malayalam cinema commercial agency.
Amidst allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation cropping up in opposition to countless actors and directors, the nation authorities on August 25 launched the institution of a seven-member factual investigation crew to probe them.
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