Kerala Police chief apologises after couple’s Facebook Live video of cops’ moral policing goes viral

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A Kerala couple’s Facebook Live video of the cops moral policing them went viral recently. Although instances of people staring at a young couple holding hands or barely walking together in public spaces is not rare, Vishnu Vichu and his female friend decided to give it back to the police this time, who claimed that they were “hugging” each other first and then, that they were “kissing”. On being accused of something they said they hadn’t done, the couple asked the cops to furnish proof that they were indulging in ‘indecent behavior’. Now, the State Police chief of Kerala has issued an apology as a response to the case.

Loknath Behera, the Chief wrote that he was “pained” to learn about the incident and specifically mentioned that there is no legal ban on Public Display of Affection (PDA) and in our country any such restrictions stem from our culture but not from the law.

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