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The acquittal of histrion Dileep by the Ernakulam District and Sessions Court successful the histrion rape lawsuit is not final, erstwhile Director General of Police B. Sandhya, who had overseen the investigation, has said.
Ms. Sandhya told The Hindu that the sessions tribunal verdict was not final. The prosecution could spell successful entreaty against the verdict successful the 2 higher courts for justice. Sufficient grounds had been submitted. If it had not been appreciated, the higher courts could beryllium approached.
There was nary uncertainty that the probe squad had done a sincere occupation successful collecting evidence. The police, she said, had nary request to bash a dishonest job. However, proving transgression conspiracy was ever a challenging job.
The prosecution, she said, faced a batch of hurdles during the proceedings successful the case. Prosecutors were besides changed aggregate times.
Asked astir erstwhile State Police Chief T.P. Senkumar’s societal media station that Dileep was arraigned arsenic an accused without immoderate due grounds against him, Ms. Sandhya said she did not privation to respond to anyone’s remarks, particularly those who did not person a relation successful the case.
As a nonrecreational officer, it was her occupation to spot if she had guided her team, had they done the enactment honestly, and if the grounds collected was adequate. In 35 years successful the police, she had investigated galore cases. Convictions had been got successful immoderate cases. In some, the tribunal did not “appreciate” the grounds owing to galore factors. Such instances should beryllium dealt with professionally and with diligence. “We should marque definite we did our occupation till the end.”
Earlier, she told mediapersons that she hoped the lawsuit had besides brought astir galore affirmative changes successful the movie industry.
