Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Dileep After New FIR Filed Against Him

The Malayalam actor allegedly conspired to kill the investigating officers in the actor sexual assault case.

The Kerala High Court on Monday, 7 February, granted anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Dileep in the case over the alleged criminal conspiracy to kill police officers investigating the 2017 actor sexual assault and abduction case.

The police had claimed in the court that Dileep was not cooperating with the investigation and could influence the witnesses. Dileep and the other accused, including his brother and brother-in-law, had contended that they answered all the questions put to them by the police during the 33-hour-long interrogation.

Justice Gopinath P, hearing the case said that if the accused persons don't cooperate with the conditions imposed, then a plea can be moved for arresting them.