Dileep to Continue in Police Custody

KOCHI:
Actor Dileep who was arrested in the Malayalam actress abduction and assault case and produced before the Angamaly court extended the police custody till Saturday, 5 pm.
The bail plea of Dileep will be considered by the court on Saturday. The police custody was extended following the appeal of the police to complete the evidence collection. Dileep informed the court that he do not have any complaints against the police.
Dileep was taken to Kochi, Thodupuzha and Thrissur by the police as part of the investigation to gather evidence. A photograph taken between a shooting session at Thrissur confirmed that Dileep and Pulsar Suni were together at the location. The police, further confirmed it when they traced Dileep’s and Suni’s mobile phones to the same tower in Thrissur.
The police also took Dileep to Hotel Joys Palace, Hotel Garuda and Thrissur Tennis club. A selfie taken by Dileep at Thrissur Tennis Club showed Pulsar Suni in the background. Dileep was also taken to Thodupuzha and Kochi on Wednesday as part of evidence collection.
Earlier, Angamaly Court remanded Dileep in two-day police custody. Dileep was arrested on Monday 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. He will be presented before the magistrate court on Tuesday.
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.
Dileep has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. The actor was sent to sub-jail at Aluva.
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.