Police arrest man after complaint from Amala Paul

She said he made an inappropriate remark at dance rehearsal

The Mambalam police arrested a 40-year-old man after actor Amala Paul preferred a complaint of sexual harassment against him, on Wednesday.

Amala Paul visited the Mambalam police station and registered a complaint. She said she was taking part in a dance rehearsal in a studio in T. Nagar for an event to be held in Malaysia to promote women’s empowerment.

While she was practising, a stranger approached her and made an inappropriate remark. “I was shocked and humiliated. I am an independent working woman. It looked as if he was acting on behalf of someone at the place. I felt extremely unsafe,” she told police.

Following her complaint, the police booked a case against Alagesan, 40, of Kottivakkam under Sections 354A (Sexual harassment), 509 (Uttering any word or making any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.

He was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.