Kochi, Sep 26 (PTI) A court here on Friday granted bail to YouTuber KM Shajahan in connection with the cyberattack case against CPI(M) leader KJ Shine and Vypin MLA K N Unnikrishnan.
Shajahan, a former private secretary to the late Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, was taken into custody on September 25 night and produced before the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate court on Friday.
He is the second accused in a case registered for uploading defamatory videos against Shine and Unnikrishnan on his YouTube channel, Prathipaksham.
When produced at the court, Shajahan’s lawyer filed a bail application.
The court noted that the police had charged Shajahan under provisions related to transmitting obscene material electronically, but found no allegation in the report specifying that he tran