Actress Honey Rose sexual harassment: Kerala businessman taken into custody by SIT

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) took into custody prominent Kerala businessman Boby Chemmanur in connection with the sexual harassment case filed by Malayalam actress Honey Rose. Boby was in Wayanad when the SIT team took him into custody, reports said.

A well-known jeweller, Boby has been accused of sexually harassing the actress. A case was lodged in this connection with the Kochi Central Station by Honey Rose. Following Rose’s complaint, Boby was charged under non-bailable sections. Boby has been booked under section 75 (sexual harassment) of BNS and section 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the IT Act.

In her complaint, Rose has accused Boby of making ‘repeated sexually suggestive’ remarks towards her. She accused him of speaking to her in an insulting manner during the inauguration of a jewellery showroom in Kannur.

“You (Boby) believe in money power. I believe in the country’s legal system,” Honey Rose shared.

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“Over the years, I have gone through many traumatic days and I have faced depression. He made several comments with double meaning. I was being stalked and targeted repeatedly and my silence might have given the wrong impression that I am enjoying this… I should have reacted much earlier,” the actress stated.

This apart, the actress has also filed complaint against around 30 people after being flooded with sexist comments on social media. Before filing the complaint, the actress declared that she was going to wage war against all those who made obscene comments about her.

On the other hand, Boby denied making any sexual harassment and said, “The incident happened a month back. I don’t know why she has come up with a complaint now. During the function, I had compared her with Kunti Devi in Mahabharat. I did not find any double meaning in that reference.”