Revealed on: Aug 07, 2025 04:21 pm IST
The grievance towards actor Shwetha Menon was filed based mostly on sure scenes in a few of her previous films, stated the police on Wednesday.
Kerala Excessive Courtroom on Thursday stayed the proceedings in reference to the FIR lodged towards Malayalam movie actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes of a few of her previous films and commercials. (Additionally learn: Maala Parvathi calls FIR on Shwetha Menon over obscene content material ‘tug for energy’ throughout AMMA elections)
Replace on Shwetha Menon case
The interim order was handed by Justice V G Arun on a plea moved by the actor to quash the FIR towards her. The courtroom additionally issued discover to the state and the complainant on whose grievance a magisterial courtroom had ordered lodging of the FIR.
An FIR underneath part 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene materials in digital kind) of the Data Expertise (IT) Act and provisions of the Immoral Site visitors (Prevention) Act was lodged towards the actor. An officer of Ernakulam Central police station instructed PTI that no case was initially registered based mostly on the grievance, however the activist went to courtroom to hunt registration of an FIR.
Concerning the grievance
Social activist Martin Menachery filed a grievance towards Shwetha. The grievance alleges that Shwetha had shot some obscene scenes in her previous films and that these had been being circulated on-line on social media and numerous websites. The grievance particularly cited the actor’s roles in movies like Rathinirvedam, Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha, and Kalimannu, along with her look in a condom business.
Shwetha is at the moment contesting for the publish of president of the Affiliation of Malayalam Film Artists (AMMA). Malayalam famous person Mohanlal had stepped down from the identical publish final yr within the wake of the Justice Hema Committee Report.
The election to the manager committee is scheduled for August 15. In the meantime, chatting with the press, Martin has stated that his grievance has nothing to do with AMMA elections.
