Printed on: Sept 09, 2025 05:40 pm IST
Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, who was taken into police custody in Kochi after being detained at Mumbai airport, has been granted bail.
Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, who was taken into police custody in Kochi, has been granted bail. The Elamakkara police in Kochi took into their custody Sanal, who was detained in Mumbai, in a case regarding the alleged on-line stalking and harassment of a well-liked feminine actor.
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan granted bail by Kerala court docket
Sanal was handed over to a two-member police group from Kochi by the Mumbai Sahar police on Monday. He was detained on the Mumbai airport when he landed there from the USA on Sunday, primarily based on a lookout round issued in opposition to him in January 2025 when the case was registered.
In a collection of social media posts, together with these from overseas, Sanal has continued to lift considerations over the security of the actor, who has filed a criticism in opposition to him. The director has repeatedly claimed that the actor was dealing with a risk to her life from the mafia within the movie business, which he stated had been after him, too.
The Kochi police arrested the director on prices of stalking the identical actor in Might 2022 and granted bail later.
Says he regained misplaced religion in judiciary after bail
Sanal, who posted on Fb after being detained on the Mumbai airport on Sunday earlier than his arrest, returned to the platform to provide an replace after showing in court docket. He wrote, “One thing occurred right now that restores my misplaced religion within the judiciary. Right this moment is the day that introduced again to me the aid that there aren’t solely those that serve the criminals in Kerala police but additionally good individuals who obey the legislation and humanity.”
He claimed the police arrested him in a ‘pretend case’ and the Justice of the Peace determined to grant him bail. “My household is scared of the facility of the mafia working in opposition to me. Advised they weren’t prepared to bail me out. A good friend of mine has stated he would come. I want yet one more particular person’s bail,” he wrote. After receiving bail, Sanal famous, “As soon as once more the media and Fb have saved my life.”
With inputs from ANI
