Defaming complainant in sexual abuse case: court rejects bail plea of Rahul Easwar

December 6, 2025

Published - December 06, 2025 08:05 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Saturday rejected a bail plea moved by YouTuber Rahul Easwar, who is accused of defaming and revealing the identity of a woman who has accused Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil of rape and coerced termination of pregnancy. The counsel who appeared for Mr. Easwar argued that the video made by the accused only showed him reading the First Information Report (FIR) registered in the rape case and it did not contain anything that defamed the complainant.

Defaming complainant in sexual abuse case: court rejects bail plea of Rahul Easwar

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He also expressed his willingness to withdraw the post from social media platforms.
However, the prosecution argued that Mr.
Easwar was not cooperating with the investigation, and he had to be questioned in custody again.
The prosecution also argued that Mr.
Easwar had posted defamatory posts besmirching the name of the survivor before as well, and granting bail in this case would send a wrong message to society.

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Defaming complainant in sexual abuse case: court rejects bail plea of Rahul Easwar

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Defaming complainant in sexual abuse case: court rejects bail plea of Rahul Easwar

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