Overview

• Police registered an FIR on August 27 under BNS sections 78(2) for stalking and 351 for criminal intimidation, along with section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act, acting on petitions and media material despite few formal complaints.
• Crime Branch DySP C. Binukumar is leading the inquiry, with plans to record statements from Rini Ann George, transgender activist Avantika, and the woman heard in a pregnancy-related audio; forensic review of audio clips is being considered.
• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan called the alleged remarks deeply criminal, pledged full protection to complainants, and urged those affected to file complaints.
• Advocate Shinto Sebastian petitioned police and the State Child Rights Commission alleging coercion to terminate a pregnancy, citing an audio clip aired by television media and seeking immediate action.
• Rahul Mamkootathil resigned as Youth Congress state president earlier and has been suspended from the Congress party’s primary membership, though he continues to serve as an MLA.