Kerala Govt Forms SIT to Probe Allegations by Female Actors in Malayalam Film Industry

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Kerala Govt Forms SIT to Probe Allegations by Female Actors: As the state stirs after the revelations in the Justice K Hema Committee that women professionals in the Malayalam cinema industry have been harassed and abused, the Kerala government on Sunday formed a Special team.

The recent Hema Committee report comes with the details of such incidents with regard to Malayalam cinema industry and thereby demands action.

India Today revealed that the SIT for investigation would be led by Inspector General Sparjan Kumar. A probe team shall also consist other senior women police officers.

On Saturday, the opposition demanded that the allegations be probe by the woman IPS officer.

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On Sunday, the acclaimed movie director Ranjith stepped down as Kerala Chalachitra Academy Chairman for sexual assault charges, said the Kerala Cultural Minister.

Kerala Cultural and Youth Affairs Minister Saji Cherian on Saturday took to the social media platform and posted a message addressing the fact that action will be taken in case the harassment allegations involving woman actor and a senior actor-director and Kerala State Chalachitra Academy chairman Ranjith is true.

Ranjith, a prominent director, has been recently mud slung on after a Bengali female actor alleged that he misbehaved with her some time back, though it came into the light in the recent days because of the hiking up of the Hema Committee report.

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Popular cinema character Siddique submitted the resignation from his position of general secretary from Association of Malayalam Movie Artists ( A. M. M. A. ) as his own fraternity demanding his resignation.

Siddique, a senior actor said he had resigned through his letter to the President of A. M. M. A and top star, Mohanlal.

"Since there were allegations against me, I have decided not to continue in the post and resigned," PTI quoted Siddique as saying. A female actor had on Saturday accused Siddique of sexually abusing her after he invited her for a movie discussion.

On Saturday, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala criticised the ‘inaction’ of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on the Hema Committee report.

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