US EditionWho Is Hirandas Murali Aka Vedan? Kerala Rapper Booked for Rape on False Promise of Marriage
KERALA, INDIA, JUL 31 – Kerala Police charged Vedan under IPC Section 376(2) after a doctor accused him of repeated sexual assault using marriage promises between 2021 and 2023, police said.
- Rapper Hirandas Murali, known as Vedan, was booked for rape by Thrikkakara police on July 31, 2025, in Ernakulam, Kerala.
- The case followed a complaint by a young doctor accusing Vedan of repeated sexual assault from 2021 to 2023 under a false marriage promise.
- Vedan previously faced arrests for possessing six grams of ganja in April 2025 and for holding a leopard-tooth pendant under the Wildlife Protection Act.
- Vedan claimed the complaint is a conspiracy, stating he will seek anticipatory bail and asserting, "what I am doing is hitting the right points."
- The case highlights ongoing controversies around Vedan’s music and politics, with CPI defending him amid BJP opposition and censorship demands.
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Who is Hirandas Murali aka Vedan? Kerala rapper booked for rape on false promise of marriage
Kerala rapper Hirandas Murali, known as Vedan, faces sexual assault charges after a young doctor accused him of multiple assaults under false marriage promises between August 2021 and March 2023. A police investigation is underway following her complaint.
·New Delhi, India
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