The Kerala High Court on Tuesday, 8 March dismissed a plea by actor Dileep opposing further investigation into the 2017 sexual assault case arising out of the revelations by filmmaker Balachandra Kumar, but also said that the police have to complete the additional probe by 15 April.
Dileep is the eighth accused in the case, which was filed after a Malayalam actor was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in a moving car in Kochi in February 2017. He is alleged to have conspired to arrange the attack and received a video of the assault, which was filmed by the attackers, including 'Pulsar' Suni.
The trial in the case before a CBI Special Judge had progressed significantly when new shocking allegations made by director Balachandra Kumar against actor Dileep in November last year had given a fresh direction to this case.
Kumar alleged that Dileep had been involved in a conspiracy to kill the officials involved in the investigation. On 29 December 2021, the investigating officer informed the trial court that it was conducting a further investigation in the case based on these revelations.