Woman arrested after viral harassment video case in Kerala

 The woman who shared a video accusing a man of sexual harassment on a bus — which allegedly led him to commit suicide — was arrested by police in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Wednesday.

Shimjitha Mustafa was taken into custody from a relative’s home at Badagara after a case was registered against her for abetment to suicide.

Her arrest came even as she approached the Kozhikode district court seeking anticipatory bail in connection



with the suicide of U. Deepak, 42, who was found dead in his bedroom, days after her video accusing him of sexual harassment on a private bus went viral on social media.

Shimjitha had posted the video online without filing a formal complaint with the police, a factor that has now come under scrutiny as part of the investigation.

Following complaints lodged by Deepak’s parents, the Medical College police registered a case against Shimjitha.