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Kochi Police Take Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Into Custody After Mumbai Airport Detention

Police say the case stems from a January complaint by actor Manju Warrier over alleged online harassment.

Overview

  • He was handed over to a two-member Elamakkara police team by Mumbai’s Sahar police and is being brought to Kochi for questioning.
  • Officers said his statement will be recorded first and that further action will be decided based on the interrogation.
  • Sasidharan was detained at the Mumbai airport on September 7 after arriving from the United States under a Kerala police lookout notice.
  • In Facebook posts, he claimed he was unaware of the case details and said he was not given food or water while held at the airport.
  • He was previously arrested in May 2022 for allegedly stalking the same actor and later released on bail.