On October 17, 2018, Bishop Franco Mulakkal was welcomed like a hero at Jalandhar after he was granted conditional bail by the Kerala High Court. The rape accused Bishop was showered with rose petals and also garlanded by his supporters as he reached the Bishop House around 5 pm.
Aneesh Jasy, a popular ‘rationalist’ among atheist groups in Tamil Nadu was arrested on December 29 by Tamil Nadu police for posting alleged 'anti-Islamic posts' on Facebook.
The actor, who is black and gay, had lied to the police and had falsely claimed that he was attacked in a dark Chicago street by two masked strangers in 2019. The attack was staged by the actor himself.