Malayalam superstar Dileep
Malayalam superstar Dileep is being questioned at the Crime Branch police office in Kalamassery on Sunday in a non-bailable case. The Kerala High Court on Saturday directed Dileep and four of his associates, including his brother, brother-in-law and two friends, to appear before the Crime Branch police for questioning in connection with the alleged conspiracy to murder police officers on Sunday. Kidnapping and sexual assault case in which Dileep is an accused.
The court, in an interim order on Saturday, said that the accused would not be arrested till January 27 and they would be interrogated from January 23 from 9 am to 8 pm. accused and the proceedings took place on January 27.
Dileep, his brother Anoop, his brother-in-law Sooraj, his associate Appu alias Krishnadas and the actor’s close friend Byju Chengmanad are being questioned at the crime branch office.
Superstar and his accomplices reached the crime branch office at 8.55 am and the investigation started under the leadership of crime branch’s superintendent of police C. Mohanchandran.
The Malayalam superstar, who is a popular actor for comedy characters, turned villain in real life when a frontline South Indian heroine complained that she was abducted and sexually assaulted by a gang of goons in 2007 and in some scenes was filmed to blackmail him.
The incident is of 2017 and after arresting the main accused Sunil and interrogating him, the prosecution alleged that Dileep was the main conspirator in the case. Dileep was arrested and sent to jail and spent two months in jail before getting bail and the trial of the case is going on.
However, recently a former close associate of Dileep, Balachandra Kumar, who is a film director and had fallen out with the actor, came out with a revelation that Dileep had conspired to divert the investigating officers in the case. He revealed that Dileep had openly said at his residence in the presence of Balachandra Kumar, while watching a YouTube video of the then Superintendent of Police AVA George, that he would eliminate the officer and involve miscreants for this. On this his colleagues had said that for this he would have to spend Rs 1.5 crore.
Balachandrakumar had given his statement in this regard before the magistrate court along with some audio recordings made at Dileep’s residence.
DGP B Sandhya, Additional DGP S. Sreejit, SP AV George, S. Sudarshan and Deputy SP Byju Pauloj are the police officers whom Dileep had asked to be removed.
Balachandrakumar also revealed that Dileep had also said that he would amputate and remove the right hand of Superintendent Sudarshan, who had attacked him during police custody.
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