2017 Kerala Actress Assault Case Verdict LIVE Updates: A total of 10 people, including Malayalam actor Dileep, were named as accused in the case.
2017 Kerala Actress Assault Case Verdict LIVE Updates: In February 2017, a leading Malayalam female actor was abducted and sexually assaulted in a moving car in Kochi, an incident alleged to be part of a broader conspiracy involving prominent actor Dileep. Almost nine years after the heinous crime that sent shockwaves across the nation, the Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions court pronounced its verdict in the case on Monday, December 8. While Dileep was acquitted, six others, including Pulsar Suni, who directly committed the crime, were found guilty.
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During the investigation, Sunil Kumar alias Pulsar Suni, a driver working in the film industry, was named as the prime accused. But it didn’t end with him. During the assault, Suni reportedly told the survivor that he was executing a contract, commonly referred to as a “quotation.”
Investigators later concluded that the attack was not a random act of violence but part of a larger conspiracy intended to intimidate and humiliate the survivor. This line of inquiry eventually led them to actor-producer Dileep, who allegedly hired Pulsar Suni to carry out the assault. A total of 10 people, including Dileep, were named accused in the case.
After several twists in the trial, on December 8, Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese delivered the verdict in the case, one that has significantly disrupted the Malayalam film industry and has had several twists during the trial.
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Kerala Actress Assault Case 2017 Verdict LIVE: ‘Let the law take its course,’ AMMA reacts to verdict
In its first reaction since Dileep was acquitted in the 2017 Kerala actress abduction and assault case, the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) noted that it respects the court’s verdict. “Let the law take its course. AMMA respects the court,” it wrote on social media.
2017 Kerala actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Director Indu Lakshmi extends solidarity with survivor
After the verdict was pronounced, director Indu Lakshmi, known for helming the award-winning movie Appuram, shared a post on Instagram expressing her support for the survivor. “I stand with her in solidarity and in rage. Avalkoppam,” the post read.
2017 Kerala actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Parvathy Thiruvothu shares cryptic post, asks ‘Justice what?’
In a cryptic post on Instagram, actor Parvathy Thiruvothu, who has been standing by the survivor since day one, wrote, “Justice what? And now we watch a carefully crafted screenplay unfold so cruelly now.”
2017 Kerala actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Dileep acquitted; six others found guilty
Almost nine years after a Malayalam woman actor was abducted and assaulted in a moving car in Kochi, the Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions court pronounced its verdict in the case on Monday. While actor Dileep, accused of conspiring and hiring a gang to execute the crime, was acquitted, six others, including prime accused Pulsar Suni, who directly committed the crime, were found guilty. Read full report here
2017 Kerala actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: What was Dileep’s alleged role in the case?
The court of Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese acquitted actor Dileep in the 2017 Kerala actress abduction and assault case on Monday, December 8, marking the end of a nine-year legal battle. The court, however, found six others, including prime accused Pulsar Suni, guilty. But what was Dileep’s alleged role in the case?
2017 Kerala actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Dileep tears into police, alleges conspiracy was hatched to make him the accused
While exiting the court complex after appearing for the verdict, actor Dileep — who has been acquitted in the case — slammed the police, accusing them of conspiring against him. “The then high-ranking official and the criminal police officers she chose hunted me down. For this, the police team conspired with the main accused to create a fake story. The police team, with the help of media outlets that supported them, spread this fake story through social media. Today, the fabricated story the police created has collapsed in court. A conspiracy was hatched to make me the accused. The conspiracy was to destroy my career and life. I thank the families and friends who prayed for me and stood by me. I will be indebted to Adv Raman Pillai (his lawyer) for my entire life,” Media One quoted Dileep as saying.
2017 Kerala actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Rima Kallingal, Ramya Nambessan and Parvathy Thiruvothu reiterate solidarity with survivor
Minutes after Dileep was acquitted in the 2017 Kerala actress abduction and assault case, actors Rima Kallingal and Ramya Nambessan took to social media to extend solidarity with the survivor once again. On their respective Instagram feeds, they both shared a photo bearing the words “Avalkkoppam (with her).” Actors Parvathy Thiruvothu and Divya Gopinath also shared the same reactions.
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Former DGP B Sandhya reacts
Speaking to the media after the arrival of the verdict, former DGP B Sandhya said, “(To prove) conspiracy is always a challenge. It is learnt that the prosecution here couldn’t prove conspiracy. However, one should keep in mind that this isn’t the final verdict. There are top courts. The investigation team did an excellent and commendable job. The prosecutors also did their part well.”
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Dileep acquitted
Actor Dileep (née P Gopalakrishnan) has been acquitted in the case. Meanwhile, accused one to six — Sunil Kumar alias “Pulsar” Suni, Martin Antony, B Manikandan, VP Vijesh, H Salim alias “Vadivaal” Salim, and Pradeep — have been found guilty.
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Court proceedings begin
The court proceedings are currently underway. Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese is checking whether all 10 accused persons have arrived in court.
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: What are the charges against the accused persons?
As many as 10 people, including Malayalam actor Dileep, were named as accused by the investigating officers. They were reportedly charged under sections 120A (conspiracy), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 109 (abetment of offence), 366 (kidnapping or abducting a woman), 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with an intent to outrage her modesty), 354B (use of criminal force to disrobe a woman), 357 (use of criminal force to wrongfully confine a person), 376D (gang rape), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), 212 (harbouring an offender) and 34 (common intention) of IPC.
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: How the case brought about churn in Malayalam film industry
With only a few minutes left before the Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Court delivers its verdict in the 2017 actress abduction and assault case, Kerala is eagerly awaiting the outcome. Here is how the case involving actor Dileep marked a significant turning point in the history of the Malayalam film industry.
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: ‘We stand by her, and every survivor who is watching, in solidarity,’ maintains WCC
A day before the Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Court was scheduled to pronounce the verdict in the 2017 Kerala actress abduction and assault case, the Women In Cinema Collective (WCC) shared a statement on social media, reiterating its allegiance to the survivor and extending its solidarity with her once again. Maintaining that the “journey of being a victim to becoming a survivor” was not easy, WCC also pointed out that she has been waiting for the past 3,215 days for justice.
WCC added, “Her fight has unleashed many tumultuous journeys for women in cinema, the Malayalam film industry and the state of Kerala. The impact has rippled through our collective conscience, and voices have risen for change. Much has to be said for the courage and resilience she has shown through it all, while upholding her faith in the system. Her fight is for every survivor. We stand by her, and every survivor who is watching, in solidarity. #avalkoppam”
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Who are the accused in the case?
In the 2017 actress abduction and assault case that shook Kerala, as many as 10 people were named as accused by the investigating officers. Here are the accused persons:
1) Sunil Kumar alias “Pulsar” Suni
2) Martin Antony
3) B Manikandan
4) VP Vijesh
5) H Salim alias “Vadivaal” Salim
6) Pradeep
7) Charly Thomas
8) Malayalam actor Dileep (née P Gopalakrishnan)
9) Sanil Kumar alias Mesthri Sanil
10) Sharath
2017 actress abduction and assault case timeline
Putting an end to a legal battle that had been going on for almost nine years, a Sessions court in Ernakulam will pronounce its verdict in the 2017 Malayalam actor abduction and assault case on today. Here is a timeline of the 2017 Malayalam actor abduction and assault case
2017 actress assault case verdict LIVE Updates: Court proceedings to begin at 11 am
Putting an end to a battle that has been going on for almost nine years, the Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions will pronounce its verdict in the 2017 Kerala actress abduction and assault case on Monday, December 8. The court proceedings will begin at 11 am. Actor Dileep, who was accused of masterminding the crime, has reached the office of his lawyer. Judge Honey M Varghese, who will deliver the verdict in the case, has reached the court.
Stay tuned as we bring you the latest updates on the verdict.
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