KOCHI:
Actor Dileep, who was as arrested in connection with the abduction and assault of Malayalam actress, and remanded in Aluva Sub Jail again approached High Court for bail.
Angamaly magistrate court had extended the remand of Dileep till August 22. Dileep who filed the bail petition said that the case was hatched by a conspiracy by mediapersons and police officials.
The petition filed by Advocate Raman Pillai said that Dileep do not know Pulsar Suni, who was accused in this case. It was also pointed out that around Rs 50 crore was spent for various film projects and it will be in crisis.
Dileep un dergone jail term for a month today (August 10). He was arrested by the police on July 10.
Angamaly court extended the remand of Dileep till August 22, when he was produced before the court through video conferencing due to security reasons. Earlier, when Dileep was produced before the Angamaly magistrate court, the police had a hard time to control the public. Police requested the court for video conferencing and it was accepted.
Earlier, the bail plea of Dileep was rejected by the High Court. The court said that there was prima facie evidence of the actors involvement in the case. The accused was a prominent actor and could influence the witnesses if left out on bail.
Dileep was arrested on July 10 for the kidnapping and sexual assault of an actress in February. He was arrested for his prima facie role in a conspiracy and to facilitate further investigation as well as evidence collections.
Dileep was questioned last month for over 12 hours after he claimed he and a director were being blackmailed for 1.5 crores by the kidnappers, including the actress’ driver Pulsar Suni, the main accused in the case.
Dileep was removed from ‘AMMA’, hours after he was arrested in connection with the abduction and sexual assault of an actress.
The executive committee of Malayalam actors’ guild Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) has taken the decision in this regard. The emergency meeting was held at the residence of actor Mammootty, who is also general secretary of AMMA.
The Kerala Film Producers Association and Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) have also suspended Dileep’s primary membership in their organisations.
