Malayalam rap singer Hiradas Murali, known as Vedan, has been caught in a new controversy after a young doctor filed a rape case against him. The Trikkarakara police registered a case against a 30 -year -old singer resident of Thrissur on Wednesday. The Trikkarakara police registered a case on Wednesday night in Ernakulam, Kerala, when the petitioner approached the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Kochi) and recorded his statement.
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The police gave this information on Thursday. Police said that the female doctor has alleged that Vedan sexually assaulted her several times at various places in the state between 2021-2023. A senior police official said an FIR was lodged against the rapper under Section 376 (rape) and 376 (2) (n) (Rape of the same woman several times) at the Thrikkarkakara police station late on Wednesday night.
Kochi city Police Commissioner Putta Vimaladitya told reporters that the investigation is in the initial stage and no notice has been sent to the rapper yet. He said that according to the doctor’s complaint, there have been some financial transactions between him and Vedan. The Police Commissioner said, we have to confirm all the allegations. We have to talk to those whose names have been given in the complaint. After this we will take further steps.
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Vedan has been accused of doing wrong things before. In April this year, Vedan was arrested in a drug case and then released on bail. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested in the case of a leopard getting a teeth from Vedan and then released on bail.
In addition, in May this year, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lodged a complaint against him, accusing him of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and promoting the division on the basis of caste through his music.