The Palarivattom police which probed the incident in which Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas was severely injured after she fell down from a gallery at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi, Kerala, last December have filed the chargesheet in the case.
The chargesheet has named Nigosh Kumar, owner of Mridhanga Vision, Shameer, CEO of the firm; Jineesh P.S. and Krishnakumar M.D., owners of Oscar Events, and stage contractor Benny as accused in the case. Mridhanga Vision and Oscar events were the organisers of the dance event during which the MLA fell from a temporary gallery.
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The chargesheet was filed before the Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-IX on August 27, 2025, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated in the Kerala Assembly in response to a question by Uma Thomas recently.
According to the Chief Minister’s reply, the accused have been charged with attempt to commit culpable homicide under Section 110 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
