The Kochi police took filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan to Kochi on September 8 after taking him into custody in Bombay. A team from Elamakkara police station had come to Bombay after he was detained at the airport based on a lookout circular issued in connection with an online harassment complaint by a well-known actress.
Sasidharan, who arrived in Bombay from the US on September 7, had been posting on social media alleging threats to the actress from “mafia”.
The police confirmed that the lookout circular was issued based on a case registered against Sasidharan in January on the basis of a complaint by the actress. The police said, the filmmaker would be interrogated once in Kochi and further steps would depend on the outcome of the questioning.
Saisdharan had been arrested by the Kochi police in May 2022 on charges of stalking the same actress. He was later released on bail.