Kochi | A case has been registered against Malayalam actress Lakshmi Priya, her husband Jayesh, and a woman police officer over allegations that actress Ansiba Hassan was illegally detained and emotionally harassed at the Tripunithura Women's Cell, police said on Tuesday.
The Hill Palace police registered the FIR on Monday on the directions of Tripunithura Judicial First Class Magistrate P M Aminakutty.
The court had on Saturday directed police to register a case against Lakshmi Priya, Jayesh and Reshma, a sub-inspector attached to the Women's Cell.
The case relates to an incident in which Hassan was summoned to the Women's Cell at the Hill Palace Police Station following a complaint lodged by Lakshmi Priya, who had alleged that she received a WhatsApp message from Hassan that affected her family life.
In her complaint before the court, Hassan alleged that she was detained at the Women's Cell for nearly three hours, subjected to emotional harassment, and released only after being forced to write and sign an apology. She further alleged that the apology was later altered without her knowledge.
Hassan had initially approached the Thrikkakara Assistant Commissioner of Police with the complaint, but police did not register an FIR after a preliminary inquiry. She then moved the magistrate's court seeking directions to register a case.
Police said the FIR has been registered under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Kerala Police Act. The accused will be summoned for questioning as part of the investigation, officials said.
Recently, Malayalam actor Tini Tom was also booked on a court's directions over allegations that he made communal remarks against Hassan, a charge he has denied.
