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Last year, the Hema Committee report came, in which many women associated with Malayali cinema complained of sexual abuse. After the committee’s report came to light, the Kerala High Court had ordered that there should be a complaint against the accused on the basis of the statements made in the Hema Committee. Some time ago, Malayali Director Sajimon Paril, along with two actors, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against this decision of the Kerala High Court, although his plea has been dismissed.
The Supreme Court said that they would not interfere in the decision of the Kerala High Court. A bench of Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Mehta said that if a cognizable offense is reported, it is necessary to take action on the police officer as per the law. The bench also said that they will not give any instructions to stop the police investigation by going against the Kerala High Court.
Producer Sajimon Paril filed a petition against the Kerala High Court’s decision on 14 October 2024, in which he protested against filing a complaint against someone based on the statement of the victims given before the Hema Committee. While the Kerala High Court has ordered that if a woman complains of sexual abuse before the Hema Committee, a complaint will be filed against the accused on Section 173 of Indian Civil Defense and will investigate the SIT (Special Investigation Team).
Let us tell you that Director Sajimon Paril had earlier also filed a petition against the State Information Commission’s decision, stating that the report of the Hema Committee should be disclosed.
On 19 August 2024, 295 -page Hema Committee Report was given to CM
On 19 August 2024, former High Court Judge K.K. Hema submitted a 295 -page report to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for misbehavior with actresses in the Malayalam industry.
This report mentions serious issues like casting couch and sexual harassment running in the Malayalam film industry. A copy of this report has also been submitted to the media under the RTI Act.
What happened after the Hema Committee report came out?
- After the report came out, many women artists working in the Malayalam film industry are referring to the incidents of sexual abuse.
- Bengali actress Srilekha complained of sexual exploitation and rape against Malayalam filmmaker Ranjit after which Ranjit had to resign from the post of President of Kerala Chik Academy.
- Following allegations by actress Revathi Sampath, actor Siddiqui resigned as General Secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).
- 17 people, including President Mohanlal, resigned after allegations of sexual abuse on AMMA general secretary actor Siddiqui and joint secretary Baburaj.
- Actress Meenu Munir accused Malayali actor and Kollam MLA Mukesh M. of sexual exploitation on the set after which a case was registered against 7 people including actor Jayasuriya under Section 354. All these accused were mentioned by Meenu in their Facebook post.
- All these cases will be investigated by SIT (Special Investigation Team), which has been formed on 25 August.
