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The Ernakulam District Sessions Court is set to pronounce the verdict successful the sensational histrion rape lawsuit connected December 8, successful which histrion Dileep is an accused.
Mr. Dileep was tried for allegedly hatching a conspiracy with the archetypal accused, N.S. Sunil, aka ‘Pulsur’ Suni, who allegedly raped the pistillate histrion and videographed the transgression act. The histrion was imprisoned for 84 days successful the case. The prosecution’s lawsuit is that the accused raped the histrion successful a moving car connected February 17, 2017.
The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge, Honey M. Varghese, volition pronounce the judgement connected the day, frankincense marking the extremity of 1 of the prolonged and sensational transgression trials successful Kerala.
The proceedings successful the lawsuit began successful 2018. The proceedings were disrupted respective times during the past years. The prosecution had to beryllium stopped connected a fewer occasions arsenic the pistillate histrion approached the higher courts twice, seeking the removal of the judicial serviceman considering the case.
The proceedings was stopped connected 2 occasions erstwhile the peculiar prosecutors resigned. Around 2 years were mislaid pursuing the COVID-19-induced lockdown.
The prosecution, survivour and the accused had appealed against the assorted orders of the proceedings tribunal connected respective occasions, which added to the hold successful completing the trial.
The tribunal had considered astir 1,700 documents and 261 witnesses, including the salient cinema actors. The proceedings successful the lawsuit was held in-camera.
Who each are the accused successful the histrion rape case
Sunil N. S. alias Pulsar Suni
Pulsar Suni, the archetypal accused successful the lawsuit is simply a driver. He is simply a autochthonal of Vengoor successful Ernakulam. He was arrested connected February 23, 2017. Suni was aboriginal released connected September 20, 2024 connected stringent bail conditions by the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court aft being imprisoned for implicit 7 years arsenic an undertrial accused successful the histrion battle case. Suni was booked connected the charges of pack rape, conspiracy, outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement, usage of transgression force, demolition of evidence, taking and distributing obscene images nether Indian Penal Code Sections 120 A, 120 B, 109, 376, 342, 204, and 201.
Martin Antony
Martin Antony, the 2nd accused successful the case, is simply a operator astatine a backstage movie workplace successful Kochi. He has besides been booked connected the charges of pack rape, conspiracy, outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement, usage of transgression force, demolition of evidence, taking and distributing obscene images nether Indian Penal Code Sections 120 A, 120 B, 109, 376, 342, 204, and 201
Manikandan B.
Manikandan B, named arsenic the 3rd accused successful the histrion rape case, is an autorickshaw operator and was booked connected the charges of pack rape, conspiracy, outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement, usage of transgression force, demolition of evidence, taking and distributing obscene images nether Indian Penal Code Sections 120 A, 120 B, 109, 376, 342, 204, and 201. He precocious attempted suicide connected the nighttime of November 28, 2025, aft helium was taken into custody and fto disconnected by the Palarivattom constabulary for allegedly causing nationalist nuisance nether the power of alcohol.
Vijeesh V. P.
Vijeesh V.P, an electrician, is the 4th accused successful the rape case. He was booked connected the charges of pack rape, conspiracy, outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement, usage of transgression force, demolition of evidence, taking and distributing obscene images nether Indian Penal Code Sections 120 A, 120 B, 109, 376, 342, 204, and 201.
Salim H. alias Vadival Salim
Salim H., who is the 5th accused successful the case, is simply a autobus unit and was booked connected the charges of pack rape, conspiracy, outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement, usage of transgression force, demolition of evidence, taking and distributing obscene images nether Indian Penal Code Sections 120 A, 120 B, 109, 376, 342, 204, and 201.
Pradeep
Pradeep, who is the sixth accused, is besides a autobus unit and was booked connected the charges of pack rape, conspiracy, outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement, usage of transgression force, demolition of evidence, taking and distributing obscene images nether Indian Penal Code Sections 120 A, 120 B, 109, 376, 342, 204, and 201.
Charly Thomas
Charly Thomas, a bakery worker and the seventh accused successful the case, was charged for harbouring the accused aft the committee of the crime. He had provided accommodation for Suni and his accomplice successful Coimbatore.
P. Gopalakrishnan alias Dileep
Actor Dileep is the eighth accused successful the case. He was booked connected the charges of pack rape, conspiracy, outraging the modesty of a woman, wrongful confinement, usage of transgression force, demolition of evidence, taking and distributing obscene images nether Indian Penal Code Sections 120 A, 120 B, 109, 376, 342, 204, and 201.
Sanilkumar alias Mesthiri Sanil
Sanil, who is the ninth accused, was charged for conspiring with Pulsar Suni successful jailhouse to extort wealth by threatening Dileep nether IPC 506. He is besides an accused successful different POSCO lawsuit and the lone 1 among the accused successful the rape lawsuit who is inactive successful jail.
Sarath
Sarath, an proprietor of a edifice successful Aluva and a adjacent person of histrion Dileep, is the fifteenth accused.
Others
While 3 different accused ‑ Vishnu, Vipin Lal, and constabulary constable Aneesh ‑ turned approvers, 2 lawyers ‑ Pratheesh Chacko and Raju Joseph ‑ to whom Pulsur Suni had reportedly handed implicit the mobile telephone successful which the visuals of the rape were recorded, were aboriginal acquitted in the case.
