Former DGP R Sreelekha is under investigation after a Thiruvananthapuram court ordered a probe into allegations that she revealed the identities of sexual offence victims in a social media video.
Key Points
- A Thiruvananthapuram court has ordered a police probe against former DGP R Sreelekha for allegedly revealing the identity of sexual offence victims.
- The allegations stem from a video posted by Sreelekha on her YouTube channel, leading to a petition filed in October 2025.
- The court had previously directed a probe in January, but the petitioner claimed no investigation had been carried out.
- Police officials have stated that a case will be registered soon, and an investigation will be launched based on the court's fresh direction.
- R Sreelekha, a retired Kerala DGP, contested local body elections on a BJP ticket.
A court here has ordered the police to conduct a probe against BJP councillor and former DGP R Sreelekha for allegedly revealing the identity of victims in a sexual offence case through a video posted on a social media platform.
Thiruvananthapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Tania Mariam Jose issued the order on February 23.
The petition was filed by one R Jayachandran in October 2025, alleging that Sreelekha had disclosed the identities of victims in a sexual offence case in a video uploaded on her YouTube channel.
On January 21 this year, the court had directed the Thiruvananthapuram Museum police here to conduct a detailed probe to ascertain the facts stated in the petition and forwarded the complaint for investigation.
On February 23, the petitioner again approached the court, stating that no investigation had been carried out.
Police officials at the Museum police station said that, based on the court's fresh direction, a case would be registered soon and an investigation would be launched.
Sreelekha, who retired as Kerala DGP, contested the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation local body election on a BJP ticket.
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