The draft charges stated that all the 19 accused were conspiring to assassinate PM Narendra Modi during his roadshows in a manner similar to the killing of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
The Kerala police had earlier claimed that during the investigation it had solid evidence against two Communist party workers. The police had asserted that the duo had maintained contact with Maoist functionaries.
Prakash Raj in the 2018 video is seen mocking the culture of Ram Leela, that is performed in every village and town in most of North India during Dussehra. Raj is seen equating Ram Leela to child porn.
The saga started after Md Asif Khan, a notorious fake news peddler, shared misleading reports pertaining to the road-rage incident that occurred in Delhi on August 31st, in which a 23-year-old youth named Sahil Singh had died following a brawl.