KOCHI: Kochi City police on Monday arrested actor Bala for making defamatory remarks through social media platforms against his former wife Amrutha Suresh and their daughter.
It was around 5.30 am that a police team from Kadavanthra station reached Bala’s apartment in Palarivattom and took him into custody. He was later shifted to Kadavanthra police station where his arrest was recorded by 6.30 am. Later he was produced before the Ernakulam Judicial Magistrate Court which granted him bail based on medical grounds.
There has been an indirect verbal clash between Bala and Amrutha on social media recently. Their daughter came in support of her mother and condemned Bala’s alleged ill-treatment against Amrutha.
The fans of both celebrities also joined the issue and took sides on social media which aggravated the matter. On Saturday night, Amrutha complained with the city police commissioner citing Bala’s remarks against her and their daughter. The complaint was forwarded to Kadavanthra police for further action.
Apart from Bala, his two managers Rajesh and Ananthakrishnan are co-accused in the case. They are handling the public relations activities of the actor online and offline. The case is likely to be transferred to Ernakulam South police station.
“The actor was arrested early morning due to apprehension that he might leave the city. He was informed about the case on Sunday itself. The allegation against him is serious and the arrest was imminent. The case was registered for outraging modesty of a woman and offences under the Juvenile Justice Act,” a police officer said.
When Bala was produced before the court on Monday, his counsel submitted that Bala and Amrutha were married in 2010 and legally got separated in 2019. Amrutha is the custodian of his daughter. Bala is suffering from serious liver-related ailments. He never made any comments against his former wife and daughter as claimed in the complaint, submitted the counsel.
While granting bail, the court set a condition that he should not make any public comments about Amrutha and his daughter again. Coming out of the court, Bala said that he was not saddened by the arrest even though his own blood turned against him.