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PT Kunju Muhammed Booked Over Molestation Complaint Linked to Kerala Film Festival

Police plan to question the director soon after reviewing hotel CCTV in a preliminary probe.

Overview

  • Cantonment Police in Thiruvananthapuram registered a case on December 8 under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 74 and 75(1).
  • The complaint alleges the filmmaker molested a woman at a hotel on the final day of IFFK screenings last month while both served on a festival committee.
  • Investigators have examined CCTV footage from the hotel as part of the initial inquiry.
  • Police said P T Kunju Muhammed will be questioned as the investigation continues.
  • Some outlets report the complainant first wrote to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Muhammed, a former MLA who chairs IFFK's Malayalam selection committee, denies wrongdoing.