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**Headline: YouTuber Arrested for Defamatory Campaign Against CPI(M) Leader**

**THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, September 25, 2025** – Ernakulam Police arrested YouTuber K.M. Shajahan on Thursday evening for allegedly conducting a defamatory campaign against CPI(M) leader K.J. Shine through his online channel. Shajahan, former private secretary to the late Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, was taken into custody from his residence in Akkulam and transported to Ernakulam, where his arrest is expected to be formally recorded.

This arrest follows a complaint filed by Ms. Shine, the LDF candidate from the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections. Shajahan was initially interrogated in connection to the case on Wednesday at the cybercrime police station in Aluva but was released after several hours. According to police reports, he allegedly posted another video targeting Ms. Shine shortly after his release, prompting her to file a new complaint.

C.K. Gopalakrishnan, a Congress worker also implicated in the case, has sought anticipatory bail following a police search of his home and seizure of his mobile phone on September 22. Police are currently searching for the third suspect, identified as Yaser from Edappal, believed to be the administrator of a Facebook page called ‘Kondotty Abu’.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) handling the case has repeatedly requested Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to provide IP addresses associated with the allegedly slanderous social media posts. The investigation is ongoing.

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