Kerala police rejects charges of leakage of case details to Vijay Babu

The Kerala police on Saturday dismissed allegations that Malayalam produceractor Vijay Babu who has been accused of sexually assaulting an actress got the details of the case leaked which helped him flee the country saying that the FIR was not a secret documentAddressing reporters here Kochi police Commissioner Nagaraju Chakilam said there was no delay in launching the probe as they had received the complaint of the survivor on April 22 evening and the FIR was registered the same nightA team of police personnel had been dispatched soon after that to trace the accused and learnt that he was put up in Goa but on February 24 Babu took steps to leave the country he saidThere was no evidence to prove that police had leaked him the information the official said adding that several people were aware of the matter and so there were chances of him getting tipoff from several other channelsThere was nothing wrong for the accused to know that a case had been registered against him he addedMainly there are two cases against him There is nothing confidential in these cases that it should be leaked or it should not be leaked FIR is a public document Only the victims name should not be leakedwe have taken utmost care regarding that Nagaraju saidRecalling that the survivor was really afraid to lodge the complaint he said they had provided her maximum care and confidence ensuring that her identity would not be disclosedTo a query the police commissioner said though the High Court was considering Babus anticipatory bail plea in which he has claimed that the rape case filed against him was an attempt to blackmail him the court had not given any instruction not to arrest himSo we can continue with the investigation If he is available we will arrest him If he is not we will take steps to make him available he saidIf necessary his passport could be cancelled but it would all depend on his response the official said adding that if Babu surrenders before the law there is no need for them to take such stepsA notice had already been served at his home formally informing that there is a case against him and he should turn himself in he addedWe are making all efforts to make sure that he does not influence the witnesses If he is trying to influence any witness we will submit it before the courtOn a fresh molestation charge levelled by another woman against Vijay Babu through the social media on Friday he said her identity was yet to be confirmed and they were ready to register the case if they get a formal complaintThe female actor who appeared in movies produced by Vijay Babus production house filed a complaint with the police on April 22 and detailed through a Facebook after the physical assault and sexual exploitation she had allegedly suffered at the hands of the produceractor for the past oneandahalf monthsBabu who is untraceable since the police launched the probe appeared in a Facebook live session on Tuesday night and claimed innocence saying he is the real victimAs the producer who is also the founder of the production company Friday Film House disclosed the survivors name and identity which is an offence another case was also filed against himBabu on Friday moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the actress rape caseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever