Kochi: A court here has directed the police to register an FIR against Malayalam actress Lakshmi Priya, her husband Jayesh, and a woman police officer over allegations of illegally detaining actress Ansiba Hassan and subjecting her to emotional harassment at the Tripunithura Women's Cell.
Tripunithura Judicial First Class Magistrate P M Aminakutty on Saturday ordered the police to investigate the complaint filed by Hassan.
Hassan appeared before the magistrate when her petition against Lakshmi Priya, Jayesh and Reshma, a sub-inspector attached to the Women's Cell, came up for hearing on Saturday.
"Since a detailed investigation into the offences alleged against the accused has to be conducted by the police to elicit the truth, the complaint is forwarded to the SHO, Hill Palace Police Station, for registering an FIR and conducting an investigation under Section 175(3) of the BNSS," the court said in its order.
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.
Lakshmi Priya had approached the police alleging that she had received a WhatsApp message from Hassan.
In her complaint before the court, Hassan alleged that she was illegally detained for nearly three hours at the Women's Cell, subjected to emotional harassment, and released only after being forced to write and sing an apology.
She alleged that the written apology was subsequently altered without her knowledge.
Hassan had initially approached the Thrikkakara Assistant Commissioner of Police with the complaint. However, following a preliminary inquiry, the police decided not to register an FIR.
She subsequently moved the magistrate's court, seeking appropriate directions.
Recently, another Malayalam actor, Tini Tom, was booked by the police on the directions of a court over allegations of making communal remarks against Hassan, a charge he has denied.
