India, Sept. 7 -- Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was detained at Mumbai airport on Sunday as there was a lookout notice issued by the Kerala police in a case related to a harassment complaint given by a female actor, officials said.

In a Facebook post, Sanal said he had arrived at Mumbai airport but was detained. "I have been detained as part of a lookout notice issued by the Kochi City Police. I believe the police and the communist party in Kerala will treat me as per the law. I am not aware of the case against me," he wrote.

Sanal made numerous posts on Facebook, giving his followers updates on what was happening. He also brought up an old 2022 case against him by the actor, asking why there has been a lookout for him when...