KM Shajahan taken into custody for cyberattack against K J Shine

Kochi: Police on Thursday took YouTuber KM Shajahan into custody for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack against CPI M leader K J Shine and Vypin MLA K N Unnikrishnan.

Shajahan, the second accused in the case, had uploaded a defamatory video targeting Shine and Unnikrishnan on his YouTube channel, Prathipaksham.

He was questioned on Wednesday by a team led by Munambam DySP at the Ernakulam Rural police station. "Despite the questioning, he again uploaded defamatory content against Shine. Based on a fresh complaint, further action was taken," police sources said.

Later, a team led by the Chengamanad SHO reached Shajahan’s residence at Akkulam in Thiruvananthapuram and took him into custody.

Officials said a decision on whether to record his arrest would be taken after producing him before the Ernakulam Rural Cyber Police Station.