Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Detained at Mumbai Airport

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, a prominent Malayalam filmmaker, was detained at the Mumbai airport on Sunday due to a lookout notice issued by the Kerala police in a harassment complaint filed by a female actor. Sasidharan claimed on Facebook that he had arrived at the airport but was detained, and that he was unaware of the case against him. He also raised questions about the lookout notice being issued without a verdict in the case. The Kochi City Police are in touch with the authorities at the Mumbai airport, and a police team will be sent to Mumbai to take Sasidharan into custody once a confirmation is received.

Key Takeaways:

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, a prominent Malayalam filmmaker, was detained at the Mumbai airport on Sunday due to a lookout notice issued by the Kerala police.
The lookout notice was issued in a harassment complaint filed by a female actor, and Sasidharan claimed he was unaware of the case against him.
Sasidharan had a similar case filed against him in 2022 for stalking the same actor online, but he was later granted bail.
He was in the United States when the police registered the case against him and a lookout circular was issued to detain him once he returned to India.
Sasidharan claimed that he was not provided food or water after being detained and was still sitting at the airport without a resolution.
The Kochi City Police are in touch with the authorities at the Mumbai airport, and a police team will be sent to take Sasidharan into custody once a confirmation is received.

Statistics:

1 case filed against Sanal Kumar Sasidharan in 2022 for stalking a female actor online
1 harassment complaint filed by a female actor against Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
20 hours since Sanal Kumar Sasidharan claimed he was detained on Facebook
1 police team to be sent from Kochi to Mumbai to take Sasidharan into custody

Sources:

PTI
Hindustan Times