Kerala HC Permits Actor Dileep to Travel to Dubai

KOCHI:
The Kerala High Court today allowed Malayalam film actor Dileep, who is out on bail in the South Indian actress assault case, to travel to Dubai for business purposes for four days.
Considering his plea, Justice Sunil Thomas directed the release of his passport for six days. The prosecution strongly opposed the actor’s plea alleging that he tried to influence witnesses in the case.
The judge in his order permitted him to travel abroad. Dileep had surrendered his passport as part of obtaining bail in the case.
In his petition, the actor requested the court to return his passport to enable him to travel to Dubai to inaugurate his new restaurant set up there.
Dileep was granted bail after a remand of 85 days in Aluva sub jail. He was granted bail on the condition that his passport has to be surrounded at the magistrate court, Rs one lakh to be remitted as surety at court and two personal securities.
Granting bail, the High Court said that there was substantial change in the circumstances and could be given relief on stringent conditions. The court also said that the accused should not try to influence the witnesses in the case.
The police have charged Dileep with hatching a conspiracy to abduct and assault the actress in a moving car and film the act. Six persons, including key accused Pulsar Suni, have already been arrested in the case.
The actress, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu films, was abducted and allegedly molested inside her car for two hours by the accused, who had forced their way into the vehicle on February 17 night and later escaped in a busy area here.