Keralam deputy speaker Shanimol Usman
The case has been registered for inciting riots and spreading false propaganda, the police said. Chennithala said the police action of booking a journalist would be looked into. He said the police were bound to register a case when a complaint was received, but it was not right to spread rumours in the name of reporting.
Kottayam: Alappuzha South Police have registered a case against DYFI worker James Samuel and Reporter TV reporter Maheesh Mahipal following a complaint by deputy speaker Shanimol Usman, who alleged that she was defamed in connection with the Nedumbassery accident with the allegation that she had intervened to protect the accused. The case was registered based on the allegations raised by Samuel at a news conference held in connection with the accident. The journalist was booked for reporting the allegation. A police team reached the deputy speaker’s official residence in Thiruvananthapuram and recorded her statement.