Chennai, May 23 (IANS) Popular YouTuber and political commentator Savukku Shankar was released from Puzhal Central Prison after the Tamil Nadu government revoked the preventive detention order imposed against him under the Goondas Act. His release followed the recommendation of an advisory committee constituted to review cases registered under the law after the change in government in the State.Shankar had earlier been arrested in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made against the previ…
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Chennai, April 14 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Police have granted a three-day parole to YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, also known as A. Shankar, who is currently detained under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act of 1982, following the death of his mother, A. Kamala. Shankar, who was lodged at Puzhal Central Prison, had been served with a detention order under the Goondas Act on April 10, 2026. The preventive detention law allows authorities to detain individuals to prevent activities deemed prejudicial …
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) The Madras High Court has granted liberty to the Greater Chennai City Police (GCCP) to arrest YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar, if his custody is required in connection with an extortion case, while refusing to extend the interim bail earlier granted to him on medical grounds. A Division Bench comprising Justices P. Velmurugan and M. Jothiraman declined to prolong the three-month interim bail that had been granted on December 27, 2025, by a vacation Ben…