Kamala, the mother of YouTuber Savukku Shankar, passed away on 13 April 2026, reportedly due to age-related ailments and prolonged ill health.
As reported in Tamil Samayam, it is indicated that she had been under significant mental stress in recent years due to multiple cases and arrests involving her son. Despite this, she had actively pursued legal remedies challenging his detention and treatment.
Kamala had approached the Madras High Court on multiple occasions in connection with her son’s arrest and incarceration.
She had filed habeas corpus petitions challenging his detention under the Goondas Act. In addition, she raised allegations regarding custodial treatment, claiming that her son had been assaulted in prison and had not been provided adequate medical care.
In one of her recent petitions filed on 24 March 2026, she alleged that her son had been kept in solitary confinement. The court, however, dismissed the petition.
Earlier, in March 2025, when Shankar’s residence was reportedly attacked by a gang of unknown individuals, disguised as sanitation workers, unlawfully entered his home. They ransacked his home, terrorized his mother, and smeared filth across the rooms and dining table.
At the time of her passing, Savukku Shankar was in custody. He reportedly learned of his mother’s death while in prison.
He has since approached the court seeking interim bail or parole with police escort to attend her final rites.
The death comes shortly after Shankar’s latest arrest by the Greater Chennai Police.
Police sources said he was apprehended in Andhra Pradesh a few days ago after being traced to a lodge, where he was detained and subsequently brought to Chennai for remand.
The arrest was carried out on charges of violating bail conditions.
Background: Bail, Non-Compliance, and Fresh Action
Shankar had earlier been granted conditional bail by the Madras High Court for 12 weeks on medical grounds following his arrest in December in connection with extortion cases registered in Saidapet and Adambakkam, as reported in The New Indian Express.
The bail period ended on 25 March 2026, after which he was required to surrender at Puzhal prison. However, he allegedly failed to comply with this requirement.
Following a petition by the police citing violation of bail conditions, the court permitted his arrest if required for investigation. His subsequent arrest also followed a complaint from Puzhal prison authorities regarding non-compliance.
The earlier case relates to allegations that he extorted ₹94,000 from a film producer.
Following his arrest, Savukku Shankar has now been detained under the Goondas Act by the Greater Chennai Police. He had previously been detained under the same Act earlier in 2024.
His detention under the preventive law comes amid ongoing legal proceedings and investigations.
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