New Delhi:
The #MeToo motion throughout the Malayalam movie trade has created waves throughout the nation with a number of younger actors now talking out in regards to the abuse they confronted by the hands of veteran administrators, producers, and actors. Movie director Ranjith now going through critical allegations of sexual misconduct, with two separate instances filed towards him. The newest grievance has been lodged by a younger actor who alleges he was sexually abused by Ranjith in 2012.
In response to the grievance filed with the Kochi police, the sufferer was lured to a lodge in Bengaluru beneath the pretext of an audition. Ranjith allegedly pressured the sufferer to strip and assaulted him, promising distinguished roles in alternate. The sufferer claimed he believed it was a part of the audition course of and was even supplied cash the following morning.
That is the second case of sexual allegations towards Ranjith. Earlier, Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra had filed a grievance towards him, alleging rape. The Kochi police have registered an FIR in connection together with her grievance, which alleges that she was raped in a lodge in Kochi.
Ranjith denied the accusations, explaining that Mitra was referred to as for an audition for the film ‘Paleri Manikyam’, however he determined that she was not appropriate for the function and despatched her again.
Amid mounting strain on the federal government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday introduced the institution of a seven-member particular investigation workforce for the probe into the allegations made within the wake of the Hema Committee report being revealed.