Non-bailable case filed against actor Dileep

Thiruvananthapuram: A non-bailable case has been registered against Malayalam superstar Dileep, his brother Anoop, his brother- in-law Sooraj and other family members by Kerala Police. The case was registered following a revelation by a close friend of the actor and Malayalam movie director Balachandra Kumar.

Dileep was arrested in 2017 and lodged in prison in a case related to a gang sexually assaulting an actress and filming the scenes. Police later tracked the gang to Dileep and the actor was arrested in July 2017 and jailed. After two months in jail, he was released on bail and the trial in the case is on. Balachandra, who has recently fallen out with Dileep, had told Kerala police that the actor is in possession of a few clips of the female actor who was sexually assaulted.

On Sunday Deputy SP of Kerala Police Biju Paulose, who was the investigating officer, lodged a complaint with the Kerala police stating that Balachandra has deposed that Dileep while watching a YouTube video at his home of former Aluva Rural district police superintendent, A.V. George said that he would do away with the officer as well as other four officers who were responsible for arresting him. He, according to the deposition of the director, had said he would cut and remove the right hand of SP Sudarshan who had allegedly assaulted him during police custody. PTI