The Kerala High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of actor Dileep in the sensational actress attack case. Dileep, who has served almost 10 days in jail, had approached the court on Thursday but it had reserved the verdict.
The prosecution had argued that bail should not be granted to Dileep as he was involved in the case and claimed that it had enough evidence to prove it. The prosecution reiterated that the actor was the main conspirator in the case. Dileep's counsel had submitted before the court that there was no evidence against the actor.
The court will also consider the anticipatory bail plea of Dileep's manager, Sunil Raj (Appunni), who has been absconding since the actor's arrest. Meanwhile, the police have found huge amount of money in the bank account of an actress who maintains a close relationship with Dileep. The actor, arrested on July 10, moved the high court for bail after an Angamaly magisterial court refused to grant him the relief and sent him to judicial custody till July 25.
Dileep, charged under various sections of the IPC, including the one for hatching criminal conspiracy for abduction and assault on the actress in a moving car on February 17, is currently lodged in a jail in his home town Aluva. The police have claimed that the conspiracy to abduct and assault the actress and film the dastardly act was hatched by Dileep and 'Pulsar' Suni, the prime accused in the case.
In their remand application, the police had claimed that Dileep had developed a grudge against the actress for letting his then wife know about his alleged affairs and had hatched a conspiracy to take revenge way back in 2013. The actress, who has also worked in Tamil and Telugu films, was abducted and allegedly molested inside her car for two hours by the accused, who had forced their way into the vehicle and later escaped.
