The 51-year-old Malayalam actress, who had leveled sexual harassment allegations against several male actors, including CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh, on Friday said she decided not to pursue her complaints due to “lack of support and protection from Kerala”. Wasn’t interested. Government”. (Also read: Mollywood #metoo: Rape case registered against Kerala actor-politician Mukesh M on actress’ complaint,
The complainant also alleged “negligence” on the part of the state government and said that she was “mentally tired” and hence, was not keen to pursue complaints.
Actor called the government careless
“I would like to tell everyone that due to the negligence of the government and the lack of protection for a woman who has come forward like this, I have suffered more than I can bear. I am mentally exhausted. They are trying to help a woman. Or not protecting.”
“So, I don’t want to pursue matters further. It’s not because I have an agreement with anyone,” she told reporters.
He claimed that he was made an accused in the POCSO case following his complaints against actors including Maniyanpila Raju and Idavela Babu and the government did nothing to protect him.
She said, “I am innocent. I want justice. I want the POCSO case against me to be investigated thoroughly and quickly. If I commit suicide, the government will be responsible for it.”
Later in the day, she reiterated in a Facebook post what she had told reporters in the morning.
In a social media post, the female actor said, “Today, I am planning to take the difficult decision of quashing all the cases, including the cases against the MLA, due to lack of justice in his POCSO case.”
“Despite my pleas, the police failed to conduct a thorough investigation, leaving me feeling helpless and betrayed.”
She further claimed that she was the target of “constant social bullying” which has had a “devastating impact” on her mental health as malicious rumors labeled her as the middleman of the sex mafia.
“I stand firm, refusing to be silenced. My demand is clear: first resolve the POCSO case, then I will pursue other cases. Justice must be served. I urge the authorities to take immediate action, this Ensuring that no one else suffers the same fate as I have. The POCSO Act 2012 is for the safety of our children, it is time to uphold it,” she said in her post.
POCSO Act case
Muvattupuzha police had registered a case against the female actor under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act based on the complaint of her relative.
According to the police, the incident occurred in 2014. The complainant has alleged that she was a minor at the time of the incident and the actor was running a sex racket. She has alleged that the female actor was running a sex racket and had taken her to Chennai for a film audition where she was exposed to several people for sexual relations.
The actor had vehemently denied the allegations and claimed that the female relative owed him some money and that the allegations were meant to divert attention from his complaint against high-profile actors.
The actress’ allegations against cinema industry professionals came after the revelations of the Justice Hema Committee report which revealed cases of harassment and exploitation of women in the Malayalam cinema industry, leading to demands for action against the culprits.
In 2017, after the actress assault case, the Kerala government had formed the Justice Hema Committee.
The entire report was placed before the Kerala High Court, which directed that it be handed over to the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was formed to investigate complaints of sexual abuse in the film industry.
After this, SIT registered 26 FIRs in connection with the revelations in the report.
