Thiruvananthapuram | A court here on Monday granted bail to right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas, who was arrested by police over remarks he allegedly made in a YouTube video about a student protest in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak.

Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial First Class Magistrate Court judge Mithun Gopi G S granted bail to Mohandas when he was produced for remand proceedings.

Mohandas' arrest was recorded on Monday morning after he was taken into custody on Sunday evening from his residence in Mattancherry, Kochi.

He was charged with various offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Information Technology Act and Kerala Police Act.

When Mohandas was produced before the court, his counsel filed a bail petition.

The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police probing the case informed the court that it has invoked additional charges for any word, sound, gesture or object intended to insult a woman's modesty and for criminal intimidation with severe threats.

The prosecution sought custody of the accused for further investigation and raised apprehension that he was an influential person who would influence witnesses and tamper with evidence if released on bail.

However, the defence cited his age and health condition and submitted that all the offences charged against Mohandas were bailable.

After hearing both sides, the court granted him bail.

The court directed Mohandas to appear before the investigating officer for three days as part of the probe.

He was also directed to appear before police whenever his presence was required.

The court further directed him not to repeat a similar offence while on bail.

The case was registered following a complaint alleging that videos uploaded on Mohandas' YouTube channel, 'Pathrika', were intended to disturb public peace and create fear and unrest among the public.

In the video, Mohandas allegedly said the Delhi students' protest "could lead to incidents of gang rape" and claimed that there would be no complaints because "those attending the protest like rape and there are girls who enjoy being raped".

He further claimed that although some people would be killed or permanently injured, the situation would be brought under control within hours and the bodies shifted to hospitals.