Unni Mukundan 
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Actor Unni Mukundan has been booked by the Infopark police in Kochi, Kerala, for the alleged assault of his professional manager. The case was registered on Monday (May 26, 2025). The petitioner has been identified as Vipin Kumar.

According to the first information report (FIR), the alleged assault took place around 11.30 a.m. on Monday in the basement parking of an apartment complex at Kakkanad where the petitioner resided.

The alleged assault occurred over Mr. Kumar’s positive review of a recent Malayalam film in which the lead character is played by another actor. Mr. Mukundan summoned Mr. Kumar to the basement parking and assaulted him, and restrained him when he tried to flee, besides allegedly issuing a death threat and verbally assaulting him, the FIR said.

The police registered the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 296(b) (utterance of obscene songs or words in public places), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 324 (mischief).

Published – May 27, 2025 10:56 am IST