Suresh Gopi moves bail plea

Kozhikode: Union minister Suresh Gopi on Wed sought regular bail from a magisterial court here in a case lodged against him for allegedly misbehaving with a woman journalist. The case has been listed for framing of charges in Jan.

The wife and brother of Gopi, the Union minister of state for petroleum, natural gas and tourism, stood as sureties for him, the actor's lawyer told reporters. The lawyer also said that the actor would be moving the HC against the trial court proceedings.

Nadakkavu police had in Oct last year registered the case under Section 354 (outraging modesty of a woman) of the IPC based on the complaint of the journalist. The actor had landed in trouble after a video surfaced online in which he was seen placing his hand on the shoulder of the journalist, who pushed it away twice, during an interaction with various reporters. pti