Actor Sreenath Bhasi taken into police custody for questioning in verbal abuse case

The actor was summoned by police to Maradu station in Kochi city on the basis of a complaint filed by a journalist of an online media

The Kochi city police on Monday took into custody Malayalam actor Sreenath Bhasi for allegedly hurling abusive words at a woman journalist during an interview, police said.

The actor was summoned by police to Maradu station in Kochi city on the basis of a complaint filed by a journalist of an online media.

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"He is in our custody. His statement is being recorded," a police officer said.

A case was registered last week against Bhasi based on the journalist's complaint that the actor used abusive words when she was interviewing him at a hotel here last week.

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