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News18
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Hema Committee Report: All 35 Cases Dropped, No Victim Came Forward To Speak
Last Updated: In August 2024, the findings of the Justice Hema Committee Report were made public which left everyone shocked. All 35 cases based on the Justice Hema Committee report have been dropped. On Wednesday, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) informed the Kerala High Court that it has dropped all cases relating to sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry since none of the victims came forward to give their statements. Following the update from SIT, the High Court bench, comprising Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and C.S. Sudha, determined that no further action is necessary in the crimes registered by the agency at this time. The court also noted that the state government has scheduled a Film Conclave to be held in the first week of August 2025. Therefore, the court has now scheduled a follow-up hearing on August 13 to further consider the petitions. For the unversed, in August 2024, the findings of the Justice Hema Committee Report were made public, which left everyone shocked. The report explored the working conditions for women in the Malayalam film industry and shed light on several alleged cases of sexual harassment or assault. FIRs were also registered against several film personalities including Mukesh, Siddique, Jayasurya, Edavela Babu, Nivin Pauly, Maniyan Pillai Raju, directors Ranjith, V. K. Prakash, and production executives Vichu and Noble. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was also formed to investigate these cases. Later, a Special Bench of the Kerala High Court also directed the SIT to appoint a nodal officer who could be easily contacted by victims, complainants, or witnesses for any concerns. 'It was pointed out that some of the victims who preferred complaints before the Hema Committee have since approached the SIT. Some of them have received intimidating calls and they can't approach the SIT as and when they get such threatening calls. Taking note of the same, we deem it appropriate to direct the SIT to immediately nominate a nodal officer and give adequate publicity of the name and contact of the nodal officers nominated by them," a special bench had said. In the wake of the findings of the Hema Committee, Mohanlal also resigned as the president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists. He was the president of the association and had a 17-member executive committee. However, all the members of the committee submitted had their joint resignation. First Published: June 26, 2025, 10:24 IST
Hindustan Times
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Parvathy Thiruvothu slams Kerala CM over inaction on Hema Committee report: ‘Can we focus on the actual reason?'
The Justice Hema Committee Report, which was released last year, created ripples for highlighting the widespread and persistent sexual harassment faced by women in the Malayalam cinema industry. On Monday, actor Parvathy Thiruvothu called out the administration's delay in implementing necessary steps to address the cases that were detailed by the report and tagged Kerala CM in her Instagram Stories. (Also read: Parvathy Thiruvothu on Justice Hema Committee Report findings: 'It took so many years') Taking to her Instagram Stories, Parvathy tagged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. She went on to add, 'Now can we focus on the ACTUAL reason this committee was formed? Putting policies in place to help make regulations in the industry? What is happening with that? No rush, eh? It's only been five and a half years since the report was submitted.' On June 3, a report from The Hindu stated that the Kerala Police decided to drop the cases which had come up from the Hema Committee report which had detailed sexual exploitation in the Malayalam film industry. 'According to official sources, despite repeated summons by both the SIT and the court, the survivors declined to provide statements in connection with the cases,' added the report. The Hema Committee report put the spotlight on the issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry and came with shocking accounts of harassment, exploitation, and ill-treatment being faced by women. The report stated that female actors faced harassment, including instances where the doors of their rooms were knocked on by intoxicated individuals in the film industry. In fact, many of the women expressed reluctance to complain due to fear. It also reported a lack of basic amenities such as toilets for women, adding that junior artists are treated 'worse than slaves in Malayalam cinema'.
