Dir Chidambaram gets pre-arrest bail

Kochi: Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram, who was booked by Ernakulam South police based on a woman's sexual assault complaint, got anticipatory bail in the case on Saturday.Police registered an FIR against the director a week ago. An officer with the South police station said a decision on further action would be made after a preliminary investigation.The allegation was that the woman faced inappropriate behaviour from the director in 2022 at a flat in Ernakulam, leading to her modesty being outraged. The complainant too was reportedly associated with the film industry, sources said.Since the alleged offence occurred in 2022, relevant IPC sections were invoked against Chidambaram. He was booked for sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman, police said.