Savukku Shankar's house, offices raided; One more case slapped against Shankar

CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Police (GCP) on Friday booked one more case against YouTuber Savukku Shankar based on a complaint by CMDA (Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority) for allegedly fabricating documents relating to Kilambakkam bus terminus and circulating them.

The cybercrime wing of city police's Central Crime Branch (CCB) has filed a case under sections 466 (forgery), 471 (using a forged document as genuine) of IPC among others.

Earlier, in February, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) had approached the City police seeking action against two technical staff, claiming that they 'leaked official information' to the press.

This is the third case against Shankar by city police in addition to the earlier cases wo cases against Shankar- one based on a six-year-old complaint and another based on a recent one.The first complaint was made by a woman journalist against Shankar six years ago for an alleged defamatory article he carried in his website against her.

Last Tuesday (May 7), Cyber crime wing of CCB registered a case under sections 294 (b) (obscenity), 354 D (stalking), 506 (i) (criminal intimidation), 509 (intention to insult modesty of woman) of IPC and section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (TNPHW) act. Further, one more case has been registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by founder and leader of Tamil Munnetra Padai, Veeralakshmi against Shankar and Felix Gerald, another YouTuber.

Meanwhile, Theni district Police conducted searches at Shankar's residence and offices in the city in connection with the Ganja case slapped against him by the Palanichettipatti police in Theni district. Police broke open the lock in Shankar's house in Madhuravoyal in the presence of revenue officials.

Later in the day, Shankar was produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate Courts, Egmore amidst heavy police security for the two cases filed by the cyber crime wing of the city police.