Kushboo told to appear before Mettur court

A Mettur court on Wednesday directed actor Kushboo to appear on August 4 in connection with a case relating to the violence on November 16, 2005, when she came to the court following a pending non-bailable warrant against her.

After hearing the petitions for and against the presence of the actor, Judicial Magistrate No. 1, Bhagavathy Ammal, issued instruction that the actor should appear before the court. Kushboo faced the wrath of a mob for her comments on premarital sex. The mob hurled rotten eggs and tomatoes at her. Her car was stoned and she had to be whisked away from the court campus under heavy police security. The police resorted to lathi-charge for dispersing the crowd.

Based on a complaint by the then Mettur Tahsildhar, the police registered cases under various sections and arrested 41 PMK cadres. The case was filed before Mettur Judicial Magistrate Court No. 1. Government pleader Karthikeyan filed a petition seeking the presence of the actor for an enquiry.

The PMK's lawyer, I. K. Sadasivam in his counter petition stated that the police had registered the case, and not the actor, and her presence was not needed. It might lead to law and order problems.