Malayali actor Lakshmi Priya has been named in a case related to allegations that another actor, Ansiba Haasan, was illegally detained and subjected to emotional harassment at the Tripunithura women’s cell in Kochi, Kerala.
An FIR was lodged against Priya by the Hill Palace police after Tripunithura Judicial First Class Magistrate Chief Minister Aminakoti ordered the cops to do so. Apart from Lakshmi Priya, the case also included the names of her husband Jayesh and a female police officer.
What is the case of Lakshmi Priya and Ansiba Hassan?
The case relates to an incident in which Ansiba Hassan was summoned to the women’s cell of Qasr Hill police station following a complaint filed by Lakshmi Priya, who alleged that Hassan had sent her a message on WhatsApp that affected her family life, PTI reported.
In her complaint before the court, Hassan alleged that she was detained in the women’s cell for nearly three hours and subjected to emotional harassment. She claimed that she was only released after she was forced to write and sign an apology, which she also claimed was later modified without her knowledge.
Haasan said she initially contacted the Thrikkakara Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to file the complaint, but the police did not register an FIR after a preliminary investigation. She then moved to the magistrate court to obtain directions for registering the case.
FIR filed
The magistrate court on Saturday directed the Kochi police to register a case against actress Lakshmi Priya, her husband Jayesh and Reshma, a sub-inspector attached to the women’s cell.
The FIR has been registered under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act and the Kerala Police Act, the police said. Officials said that the accused will be summoned for questioning as part of the investigation.
Recently, Malayalam actor Tiny Thom was also booked on court directions over allegations that he made mass statements against Ansiba Haasan, a charge he denied.
