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Court orders police probe against actor Lakshmi Priya over remarks
A Kerala court has directed the police to investigate a complaint filed by actor Ansiba Hassan against actor Lakshmi Priya and two CAN Channel representatives for allegedly making sexually coloured remarks and…
A Kerala court has directed the police to investigate a complaint filed by actor Ansiba Hassan against actor Lakshmi Priya and two CAN Channel representatives for allegedly making sexually coloured remarks and circulating objectionable videos on social media. Judicial First Class Magistrate IX (Ernakulam) Shana Beegam forwarded the private complaint to the police under Section 175(3) of the BNSS for registration of an FIR and investigation.
Hassan alleged offences under Sections 75(iv) (sexual harassment), 79 (insulting the modesty of a woman), and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act, and Section 119(a) of the Kerala Police Act. She also raised suspicion about the possible involvement of AMMA president Shwetha Menon in the dissemination of the content. The court had earlier declined to direct an investigation, the Kerala High Court later ordered a fresh consideration.
Palarivattom police have registered a case under Section 356(2) (defamation) and Section 75 (sexual harassment), according to the SHO. However, Hassan's lawyer said they would file a contempt petition if the court's direction to register a case under Section 75 was not fully complied with.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three sources report the court order neutrally, but Onmanorama adds a crucial detail the others omit: the police initially booked Lakshmi Priya under defamation rather than sexual harassment, and the complainant's lawyer is threatening a contempt petition over this. The Hindu foregrounds the allegation against AMMA president Shwetha Menon, which LiveLaw and Onmanorama mention only briefly. The uniform neutral reporting leaves the core facts undisputed, but the implementation gap between the court's direction and the police's actual charges will determine whether the case escalates further. The contempt petition hearing is the next concrete event to watch.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): livelaw.in (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), onmanorama.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
