Actor Shwetha Menon booked over alleged obscene content in films

The Ernakulam Central police in Kerala have registered a first information report (FIR) against actor Shwetha Menon under Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, for making financial gains through her roles in movies having alleged vulgar and obscene content.

The FIR was registered after the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court issued the directive to the police based on a complaint filed by Martin Menachery, a native of Ernakulam. The police have also included Sections 5 and 3 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act in the FIR.

The FIR alleged that the actor had performed roles in movies having vulgar and obscene content for financial gains. The alleged content was transmitted through social media and adult sites to gain popularity. It alleged that such content was misused commercially to make an earning.

The police said they would initiate a probe into the allegations against the actor. The Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with the publication or transmission of material containing sexually explicit acts in electronic form.

The actor worked in movies including Salt N’ Pepper, Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha, Rathinirvedam, and Kalimannu.

She is contesting for the post of president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) in the election to the executive committee of the actors’ body to be held on August 15.