Siddique has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman actor.
The Kerala Police has issued a lookout notice against Malayalam actor Siddique. The actor has been reported missing after the high court rejected his bail plea.
Renowned Malayalam actor Siddique has been in the headlines after he was accused of sexually assaulting a female actor. The Kerala High Court had rejected his anticipatory bail plea and the actor was reported to be missing following this development. Amidst this, the Kerala Police has issued a lookout notice against the actor.
As per a report published by India Today, the lookout notice against actor Siddique has been issued to all police chiefs of all districts in Kerala. The police are suspecting that the actor might have fled the state. The police have shared his information with all police stations in the state. The lookout notice has been signed by the Superintendent of Police.
On September 24, the Kerala High Court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by the 61-year-old actor. The actor moved to the Supreme Court to challenge this verdict. But the crime branch had ordered the Kochi Police to arrest the actor. Following this, Siddique has gone missing and has been untraceable. A recent report revealed that the actor had switched on his mobile phone for a short period before switching it off again.
A female actor had accused Siddique of sexually assaulting her at a hotel in Thiruvananthapuram on January 28, 2016. She had mentioned that the incident took place after the preview of a movie. He has been charged with rape (Section 376) and criminal intimidation (Section 506). The woman actor had complained after the Hema Committee report was released recently. The findings of the committee has shaken the Malayalam film industry.
Following the release of the findings of the Hema Committee, Siddique resigned from his role as the General Secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA).