Ranjith called survivor after incident: DCP

KOCHI: DCP Aswathy Jiji, leading the investigation into the sexual harassment complaint against director Ranjith, said that he made a call to the survivor's phone after the alleged incident. She said that the phone of the director was seized as part of evidence collection.

"After the survivor left the set, the accused called her. It could be to ask her to return to the set," she said, adding that it is only an entry in the call records so far and needs to be investigated. It doesn't seem like she attended the call, said the officer.

She said that there are some witness accounts indicating the presence of both of them in the caravan but it needs to be further investigated. CCTV evidence is yet to be obtained. She said that there are no CCTV cameras inside the caravan and other possibilities of finding such footage need to be examined.

She added that the survivor shared the matter with others on the set, but it is up to her to decide when to file a complaint.

She said that evidence collection is more or less complete; however, considering the need for the election security arrangements, the accused will be sought in custody at a later stage if the requirement arises. Ranjith was remanded back to judicial custody on Sunday and his bail application is likely to be considered on Tuesday.