A female screenwriter accused Prakash of sexually harassing her in April 2022.
Kollam (Kerala):
The police on Thursday released noted film director VK Prakash on bail after the Kerala High Court granted him interim bail in a sexual harassment case.
Officials from Pallithottam police station said Prakash was interrogated for two days. He was then granted bail on the third day, as per the Supreme Court guidelines set out in the bail order.
“We have been interrogating him for the last two days and also on the third day. We then granted him bail as ordered by the Supreme Court,” a police officer told PTI.
A female screenwriter accused Prakash of sexually harassing her in April 2022, when she approached him to narrate a potential film script.
She made these revelations after the Justice K Hema Commission report was released, which examined the issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry.
However, Prakash denies the allegations and claims that he was wrongly implicated in the case after he told the woman that her story was not suitable for filming.
He also accused the woman of blackmailing his friends, made similar allegations and claimed that the woman had made sexual advances towards him and even sent him WhatsApp messages with sexual undertones.
The Kerala High Court, while granting anticipatory bail to Prakash, observed that there is no need for interrogation in custody as the accused is willing to abide by all stringent conditions imposed by the court and cooperate with the investigating officer.
However, the court ruled that the investigating judge should question him for three days, from 9am to 2pm, and subject him to a medical examination if necessary, before releasing him on bail.
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