Overview
- An FIR names KM Shajahan after a complaint by ADGP S. Sreejith, the Sabarimala Chief Police Coordinator.
- The case cites BNS Sections 192 and 196(1)(a) and Kerala Police Act Section 120(o).
- The complaint alleges the videos insulted the police and could stoke resentment among devotees and communal hostility.
- Investigators continue the theft probe, with former Travancore Devaswom Board president A. Padmakumar under 14-day judicial remand.
- The prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, was reportedly taken into SIT custody on October 17, and temple officials report stable crowd conditions with possible increases to virtual queue slots.