Kochi: Quotation leader Akash Tillankeri arrested.  Akash was arrested by Muzhakkunn police on Kappa charges.  Akash Tillankeri was taken into custody by the police from his home in the evening.

 Akash is an accused in four cases in the past one month, including insulting a DYFI woman worker, in Muzukkunn and Mattannur police stations.

Kochi:  High Court adjourned Pulsar Suni’s bail plea in the actress assault case. The High Court said that the bail petition is being considered as per the instructions of the Supreme Court. Various judgments favor the right of the accused.
The court also pointed out that bail will become a right when the accused remains in jail without trial for six years. But the government asked the court not to grant bail to Pulsar Suni.

Last time, the High Court had directed that statements against Pulsar Suni, including those of the survivor,  should be produced in the petition. Pulsar Suni argues that he is eligible for bail as he has been an undertrial prisoner for six years.

At the same time, the trial court judge Honey M Varghese asked the Supreme Court for another six months to complete the witness examination in the case. Dileep gave an affidavit in the Supreme Court showing that the reasons given by the prosecution for the trial are false. Dileep also objected to questioning Kavya Madhavan’s father and mother.

Thiruvananthapuram:  Kerala Police has taken strict action against sexual crimes against children. Police have arrested 12 people for spreading porn videos and pictures of children between the ages of five and fifteen years. According to the police, those caught in the raid conducted across the state are high-ranking professionals working in the IT sector. As part of investigating crimes against children, 142 cases were registered across the state on Sunday alone. 270 devices including mobile phones, modems, hard disks, memory cards, laptops, and computers have been seized.

The police said that they have received information that children are being trafficked for sex. The police also stated that they got the information about it from the messages on the seized devices. The gang uses encrypted handles to upload and download videos and images of children. Police are also collecting details of other persons who circulated the pictures and videos. The police said that strong action will be taken against all the persons involved in this racket and there will be no compromise in this matter.

Simultaneous raids were conducted across the state from Sunday morning under the supervision of district police chiefs. Cyberdom IGP P Prakash appealed to the public to inform the CCSE, Cyberdom, and Cybercell if they get information about any social media groups or individuals spreading child sexual content. Viewing, distributing, or keeping any indecent images or pictures of children is a criminal offense punishable with imprisonment of up to 5 years and a fine of up to INR 10 lakh.

Thiruvananhapuram: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Center has warned that there is a possibility of high waves and sea storms on the Kerala coast till 11:30 tonight. The State Disaster Management Authority has stated that fishermen and coastal residents should be cautious.

As rough seas are likely to intensify, people should stay away from the danger areas as per the instructions of the authorities. Keep fishing vessels safely moored in the harbour. Keeping a safe distance between boats can avoid the risk of collision. Safety of fishing vessels and equipment should be ensured. The Disaster Management Authority has also informed that trips to the beach and recreation in the sea should be completely avoided.

The warning is that a high wave of 1.0 to 1.5 meters is possible. At the same time, officials of the weather department informed that there is no hindrance to fishing in Kerala, Karnataka and Lakshadweep coasts.

Thiruvananthapuram: Air India flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram is delayed indefinitely, leaving passengers stranded. Air India flight IX 544, which was scheduled to depart at 9 pm last night, has not yet taken off. Passengers were at the airport all night last night. About 150 passengers including women and children were distressed due to the delay of the flight.

Air India explained that the flight was delayed due to a technical fault. Officials informed that the flight will depart at 1 pm after the fault is rectified.

The Air India flight which departed from Karipur at 9:45 yesterday for Dammam had to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport at 12:15 due to a technical problem. The plane continued its journey to Dammam five hours after the fault was fixed.