Kochi: Rapper Vedan has been booked for rape on the basis of the complaint of a young doctor, media reports said.
Thrikkakara police registered the FIR under 376 (2) (n) for allegation of raping a woman multiple times from August, 2021, to March, 2023.
The complainant accused him of backing out from his promise to marry her.
In 2021, Hirandas Murali, 31, (alias) Vedan also a songwriter, was accused of sexual misconduct by a few women via a post that was shared on a Facebook page as part of the MeToo movement.
On 28 April 2025, Vedan and eight others were arrested by the Kerala Excise Department for alleged possession of approximately six grams of cannabis at a flat in Kochi.
The authorities seized a tiger tooth pendant, which had been gifted to him by a Sri Lankan national he met through Instagram. Following this, the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department took him into custody under provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act.
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