Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Women's Commission yesterday directed the DGP to register a case and inquire into an incident in which IUML activists allegedly insulted a defeated woman candidate in the just concluded civic polls from Kannur district by making obscene gestures at a 'purdah' clad man during a victory march on November 7.

In a statement, Commission chairperson K C Rosakutty said the Commission had suo motu registered a case. In the controversial video grab, which has gone viral in social media and was aired by television channels today, young IUML activists were seen making lewd remarks and obscene gestures.