5 days Ago By A Selvaraj
The court rejected her anticipatory bail and remanded her in judicial custody until November 29. Kasturi is facing backlash for her comments about the Telugu community's history. CHENNAI: Actress Kasturi Shankar , who was arrested by the Egmore police for making derogatory remarks about Telugu community people, was remanded in judicial custody by the Vth Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Egmore on Sunday.
Metropolitan Magistrate Ragupathy Raja issued the remand order to detain her in judicial custody until Nov 29. Later, she was escorted by the police team and admitted to the Puzhal prison. Police arrested Kasturi Shankar in Hyderabad on Saturday for making controversial remarks against the Telugu-speaking community at a public event in Tamil Nadu.
An investigation officer said, "Kasturi was hiding at film producer Hari Krishnan's house in Hyderabad. She was using Hari's mobile phone to speak to her friends and lawyer." After the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court rejected her anticipatory bail, the police team searched for her.
She was missing from her house in the city, and her mobile phone was turned off. Meanwhile, she sought an apology and defended her statements, claiming that they were misinterpreted. She mentioned in her interview that the Telugu people are descendants of courtesans who served ancient kings, which led to outrage, and many complaints were filed against Kasturi in Chennai and Madurai.
Meanwhile, she received many legal notices from various people addressed to her house..
