Sexual assault case: Actor Vijay Babu seems earlier than police for second day of interrogation

By ANI

KOCHI: Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu appeared earlier than the police to face interrogation for the second consecutive day within the sexual assault case registered in opposition to him.

He appeared at Ernakulam south police station. On Wednesday, the police questioned him for 9 hours.

His anticipatory bail plea will contemplate by the Kerala High Court at this time.

Vijay Babu, who has been granted interim pre-arrest bail in a sexual assault case, arrived in Kerala’s Kochi from Dubai on Wednesday.

“I was told in court that I will come today. That’s how I came to be. I have full faith in the honourable court. I will fully cooperate with the police. The truth will come out. Thanks to all the family and friends who stood with me,” the actor informed mediapersons.

While listening to the matter on Tuesday, the single-judge bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas famous, “If I refuse to grant him interim bail now, he will remain abroad and elusive. How many people have been elusive in our country? Several agencies have been trying, but have they been successful? This is what I’m trying to avoid here.”

The bench mentioned the accused has been granted two days of interim bail with safety in order that he may return to India.

“I want to see if the accused has any bonafide. I’ll grant him a maximum of two days of interim bail with protection. Let him come down to the jurisdiction of this Court. After that, if I dismiss this, you can nab him. You don’t have to go to CBI or Interpol,” he added.

There are two circumstances registered in opposition to him. One is the sexual assault case and the opposite one is for disclosing the identification of the complainant via social media.

The complainant alleged that she has been sexually assaulted by Vijay Babu in a flat in Kochi. The offence was repeated by the accused greater than as soon as, she mentioned within the grievance.

The grievance mentioned Babu dedicated the offence on the pretext of providing roles in motion pictures to the girl.

Following the accusations, Vijay stepped down from the manager committee of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in May.

The actor mentioned that he’ll keep away from the Executive Committee of the group until he’s confirmed harmless within the sexual assault case to save lots of the affiliation from ‘shame’.