India News | Assault of Vlogger: HC Grants Protection from Arrest to Dubbing Artist, Two Others
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Kerala High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest till October 30 for Malayalam dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi and two women activists accused of assaulting a YouTuber who had allegedly uploaded a video abusive of women.
Kochi, Oct 23 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest till October 30 for Malayalam dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi and two women activists accused of assaulting a YouTuber who had allegedly uploaded a video abusive of women.
When anticipatory bail pleas filed by Bhagyalakshmi and activists Diya Sana and Sreelakshmi Arakkal came up for hearing, the court restrained the police from arresting them till October 30 and reserved orders on their petitions.
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The police in Thiruvananthapuram have booked the three under various sections of IPC on the basis of a complaint filed by YouTuber Vijayan P Nair accusing them of thrashing him and threatening him with dire consequences after trespassing into his room in a lodge on September 26.
The dubbing artist and two women activists moved the high court seeking anticipatory bail after a sessions court in Thiruvananthapuram rejected the same on October 9.
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In their plea, they submitted that Nair had published an abusive video in the YouTube channel levelling allegations against Bhagyalakshmi and some others.
The video has been circulated throughout the internet and has been watched by millions of people, they said.
Bhagyalakshmi's friends, her children and near relatives have also seen the video and that affected their family relationship.
Rejecting the charges against them, the women claimed that they were invited by Nair and hence there was no criminal trespass.
The women had allegedly attacked Nair for his derogatory video against women and uploading them online.
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