MeToo in Mollywood: Nivin Pauly booked in gang-rape case; Malayalam actor denies ‘entirely untrue’ allegations

#MeToo in Mollywood: Actor Nivin Pauly was charged with rape on Tuesday after a 40-year-old girl alleged that he sexually assaulted her in Dubai over a yr in the past in a gang-rape case. The grievance led to the registration of an FIR below Part 376 of the IPC at Oonnukal police station in Kerala’s Ernakulam district.

The gang-rape case entails six accused, together with a lady who’s listed as the first defendant, with Nivin Pauly recognized because the sixth accused. The police haven’t disclosed additional particulars in regards to the incident.

Nivin Pauly denies allegations

Nivin Pauly responded to the allegation through an X (previously Twitter) publish on Tuesday night. He wrote within the assertion, “I’ve come throughout a false information report accusing me of abusing a woman. Please know that that is fully unfaithful. I’m decided to go to any extent to show these allegations are baseless and can take all obligatory steps to deliver these accountable to gentle. Thanks to your concern. The remainder will likely be dealt with legally.”

Nivin Pauly’s case emerges amid a broader wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations throughout the Malayalam movie business, following the Justice Okay Hema Committee report.

The Justice Hema Committee report, commissioned by the Kerala authorities in response to a 2017 actress assault case, highlighted widespread harassment and exploitation of girls within the business.

In response to those revelations, the Kerala authorities introduced on August 25 the formation of a seven-member particular investigation group to handle these allegations.

Actor Sidhique, director Ranjith transfer Kerala HC

Actor Siddique and director Ranjith Balakrishnan, the primary to face sexual offence allegations following the Justice Okay Hema Committee report, have sought safety from arrest within the Kerala Excessive Courtroom.

In his anticipatory bail plea, Ranjith Balakrishnan argues that the accusations in opposition to him stem from the complainant’s “disappointment and resentment” over not being forged in a movie, which he claims has been exploited by vested pursuits aiming to take away him from his place as chairman of the Kerala Chalachitra Academy.

The 60-year-old director, who was the primary to be charged following the report’s launch, additionally asserts that he’s coping with a number of well being points, together with having lately undergone liver transplantation surgical procedure, and thus requires ample medical care and a focus.

Siddique, who was booked for offences below sections 376 (rape) and 506 (prison intimidation), has claimed that the complainant feminine actor has subjected him to a “extended marketing campaign of harassment and false accusations since 2019”.