Malayalam rapper Vedan has filed an anticipatory bail plea before the Kerala High Court after a young doctor accused him of sexual exploitation under false promise of marriage. The artist denies charges, calling the relationship consensual and part of a conspiracy to tarnish his image.
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KOCHI: Malayalam rapper, lyricist and stage performer Hiran Das Murali, popularly known as Vedan, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case.
The case was filed on the basis of a complaint from a young doctor, who alleged that she was sexually exploited under the false pretext of marriage.
The Thrikkakara Police registered the case after receiving the doctor’s complaint. According to the first information report (FIR), the complainant first contacted Vedan as a fan, and later they entered into a relationship. Their association reportedly turned intimate from 2021 onwards, first in Calicut and later in Ernakulam.
The complainant alleged that Vedan repeatedly assured her that he would marry her. Believing his promises, she got into a physical relationship with him multiple times. She also mentioned that there were financial transactions between them during this period.
In his bail petition, Vedan strongly denied the allegations. He said the relationship was mutual and consensual. He further stated that the complaint was made only after a personal fallout between them.
His petition also argued that even if the claims are taken at face value, they do not meet the legal definition of rape under Section 376 (punishment for rape) and Section 376(2)(n) (repeated rape on the same woman) of the Indian Penal Code.
Vedan’s petition highlighted several court precedents to argue that a broken promise of marriage in a long-standing consensual relationship cannot be considered rape unless it can be shown that the promise was false from the very beginning.
The petition specifically quoted:
“The promise to marriage and when there is a sore in the relationship the attitude of filing complaint alleging that the accused sexually abused the complainant will not come under the category of rape. Both the petitioner and the defacto complainant are major and educated and aware of the consequences.”
The plea also claimed that a group of people are working together to tarnish his public image and extort money by filing multiple complaints against him.
According to the petition, Vedan and his associates have received threatening calls and voice messages, which he believes are part of this deliberate campaign to defame him.
The rapper, who is a well-known public figure with no past criminal record, argued that his custodial interrogation is unnecessary as he is willing to fully cooperate with the police investigation.
He also submitted that despite repeated requests, the police have not yet given him a copy of the FIR or other related documents, which is why he could not attach them along with his petition.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time Vedan has faced legal troubles. Earlier this year, he was arrested twice in separate cases. In April 2025, he was arrested in Kochi along with others for alleged possession of cannabis.
In another case, he was held for wearing a leopard tooth pendant, which he claimed was a gift from a fan. In both instances, he managed to secure bail.
CASE TITLE:
Hiran Das Murali v State of Kerala & anr.
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