Meera Mithun and male friend brought to Chennai, being remanded to judicial custody

Meera Mithun was arrested by Chennai police on Saturday in Alapuzha in connection with her controversial castiest slur in a social media post after she ignored the summon by the investigators. 

Police said Abhishek Shyam was the man found alongside her in the video. In a social media video Meera Mithun was seen making a hue and cry during the arrest alleging police atrocity. 

After reaching Chennai on Sunday she claimed she was not given any food for nearly 24 hours after she was picked up from Alapuzha. 

The cyber crime police of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) registered a case against Meera week ago after a video of her making derogatory remarks against the scheduled castes claiming that they should be kept away from the movie industry. 

Following several complaints, she was booked under SC/ST Act among other sections of IPC and her Twitter account was suspended. She was summoned for an inquiry on Thursday, but she failed to turn up at the city police commissionerate but released a video claiming that Tamil Nadu has become unsafe for women, after which police tracked her down and arrested her on Saturday.