Malayalam film director Liju Krishna has been arrested for rape. According to senior police officials, on Sunday, he was detained from Kannur district of Kerala during the shooting. He is accused of raping the woman several times on the pretext of a love affair.
According to the police, the victim is part of the crew of the director’s film ‘Padavettu’. Following her complaint, this action has been taken by registering a case against Liju. Liju has been arrested under IPC section 376 (punishment for sexual assault).
When he was arrested, he was shooting for his upcoming film ‘Padavettu’ in his hometown of Kannur. Police say he was sent to jail after being produced before a court magistrate in Kochi on Monday. The police is talking about presenting some eyewitnesses in this case.
Friendship was done through social media: According to the complaint lodged by the victim, Liju and her friendship took place through social media. After which Liju has taken that woman to different places and physically abused her for the last two years.
It is being told that a few days ago, the victim had mentioned the mental and professional harassment done by Lizzu on the Facebook page of ‘Women in Cinema Collective’, a women’s organization of Malayalam film industry. The woman wrote that Liju has taken a rented house for the production of her upcoming film. Lizzu raped her in his house. Not only this, Liju had also threatened her not to tell anyone about the incident.
Let us tell you that the shooting of the film has been stopped after the arrest of the director. No member of the film team has given any official statement regarding this. His film was expected to hit the theaters later this year. The film is produced by actor Sunny Wayne. Even before this, both of them have worked together in the drama Moment Just Before Death.