A district court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) remanded YouTuber Rahul Easwar to police custody till Thursday (December 4, 2025).
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Elsa Catherine George had earlier remanded Mr. Easwar to judicial custody after the Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police arrested the right-wing activist and television commentator on the charge of defaming and revealing the identity of the woman who had accused Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil of serial rape and coerced termination of pregnancy.
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Mr. Easwar had declared a hunger strike in prison. He attempted to create political theatre by reiterating that he would continue to support Mr. Mamkootathil. The court ordered the Central Prison authorities to ensure Mr. Easwar received medical attention.
Subsequently, prison officials transferred Mr. Easwar to Government Fort Hospital. The district court posted Mr. Easwar’s bail plea for further hearing on Saturday.
