Overview

• The Crime Branch moved to register the case after senior officers sought legal advice because no formal police complaints were initially filed.
• Actor Rini Ann George and writer Honey Bhaskaran accused him of sending obscene messages, while trans woman Avanthika alleged violent sexual remarks and invitations to meet in Bengaluru or Hyderabad.
• The chief minister cited a reported audio clip in which the MLA allegedly urges an abortion and threatens to kill the woman if she refuses.
• The Congress suspended his primary membership following his resignation as Youth Congress state president, and local reports say he has been denied a 2026 assembly ticket.
• Protests by BJP and CPI(M) have intensified with demands that he resign as MLA, and BJP leader C Krishnakumar has denied a separate sexual harassment allegation raised against him.