India, Aug. 7 -- A police case has been registered against Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly transmitting obscene material through electronic means, police said on Wednesday.

The case stems from a complaint filed by public activist Martin Menachery, who alleged that scenes from some of Menon's older films and a condom advertisement contained vulgar content and were being circulated online for financial gain. Initially, police had not acted on the complaint, but a directive from the Ernakulam CJM Court prompted the registration of the case.

An official from the Ernakulam Central police station told news agency PTI that the FIR was filed on Tuesday under Section 67 of the IT Act, which deals with publishing or transmitting obsce...