Vijay Babu accused of 'sexual assault', actor claims to be 'real victim'
MeToo against Vijay Babu: In a shocking development, the Kerala Police has registered a case against Malayalam actor and producer Vijay Babu for an alleged sexual assault. However, the actor has denied the allegations and said that "he is the real victim".
The case has been registered at Ernakulam South Police station against Malayalam actor Vijay Babu on a woman's complaint that was filed on April 22.
As per the complainant, she was "sexually assaulted" by Vijay Babu in a flat in Kochi. Reportedly, she also said that Vijay committed the offence on the pretext of offering roles in movies.
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Adding "a new chapter in the MeToo campaign", Vijay Babu named the female actor on his Facebook Live past midnight Wednesday. He said that he was the real victim and that he will file a defamation case against her.
Although disclosing the identity of victims of sexual offenses is punishable, as per law, Vijay Babu said that he was ready for the consequences.
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He further said that he was ready to go public with the screenshots of the chats that he had with her.
"I haven't done anything wrong. I'm the victim in this. The so-called law of this country protects her and she is at ease while I'm the one who is suffering," he said.
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"I'm answerable only to my wife, mother, sister, and friends. And I don't want this to end with a piece of small news saying, 'Vijay Babu found not guilty'," Vijay Babu said.
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