Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 10 -- Right-wing commentator TG Mohandas was taken into police custody from his residence in Kochi on Sunday, days after being charged for making provocative comments in a video about the CJP-led protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, an officer said.

Mohandas was taken into custody by a team of Cyber Crime police in Thiruvananthapuram from his residence in Mattancherry in Kochi. He was briefly questioned about the comments he made about the protests in Delhi before being whisked for medical examination at a government hospital in the city, an officer confirmed.

Mohandas would be brought to Thiruvananthapuram, where the FIR was registered, by Sunday night, formally arrested and produced before a magistrate on Monda...