The Kerala High Court on Tuesday, December 4, rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by BJP against the alleged police action in Sabarimala.

Additionally, the court also imposed a fine of ₹ 25,000 on the BJP general secretary of Kerala Sobha Surendran for the baseless accusations against the police in the petition. Surendran’s lawyer apologised in the court and withdrew the petition.

In the PIL, Surendran alleged that the state police was harassing and intimidating the pilgrims visiting Sabarimala. she also alleged that many Ayyappa devotees have been put in prison on fake cases during the last 40 days