Kochi, July 14 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea filed by Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 actress assault case, seeking suspension of his sentence pending the disposal of his appeal.Rejecting the petition, the High Court observed that the dignity of the survivor also had to be taken into consideration while deciding the request.Pulsar Suni was sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment by the trial court after being convicted in the case.His appeal challengi…
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Kochi, July 9 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday reserved for interim orders a petition filed by the convicts in the sensational 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case seeking suspension of their sentence pending disposal of their appeal.The plea was moved by Pulsar Suni and the other convicts, who are challenging the judgment of the trial court.The High Court heard detailed submissions from both the defence and the prosecution before reserving its interim order.The survivor, throu…
Wayanad, July 8 (IANS) Rescue operations at the landslide site in Kalladi, Wayanad, will continue on Wednesday, with Kerala Ministers T. Siddique and A.P. Anil Kumar announcing that a comprehensive search will be carried out to trace the five persons still missing. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who is in the state capital, will reach the disaster site at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.He will leave for Wayanad immediately after briefing the media following the weekly Cabinet meeting.After visiting …
Kochi, June 22 (IANS)The sensational 2017 actress assault case returned to the centre of legal attention on Monday with the Kerala High Court admitting the state government’s appeal challenging the acquittal of actor Dileep and three others, while also seeking enhancement of the punishment awarded to those convicted.The appeal, filed when the Pinarayi Vijayan government was in power, has now moved into the next stage after a Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice …
Kochi, June 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Friday reopened a crucial chapter in the 2017 actress assault case, directing the state to respond to a plea by the survivor-actress seeking a fresh court-monitored investigation into the alleged unauthorised access of the memory card and pen drive containing visuals of the sexual assault.A bench of Justice C.S. Dias, observing that the survivor had established a strong prima facie case, ordered that the memory card and pen drive be transferred from…
Kochi, June 5 (IANS) The 2017 actress assault case has taken a new turn as the survivor of the sexual assault has approached the Kerala High Court seeking a fresh investigation into the alleged leak of the memory card, a crucial piece of evidence in the case, alleging that there were deliberate attempts to sabotage the trial.The case relates to the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a Malayalam film actress on February 17, 2017, while she was travelling from Thrissur to Kochi.The prosecutio…
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) Director Jagan Shaji Kailas’s upcoming film, featuring Malayalam actor Dileep in the lead, has been titled ‘Neekkam’, its makers have now announced. Taking to his social media timelines to share the title and the first look poster of the film that was released by the production house Urvassi Theatres, Dileep wrote, “THE INEVITABLE MOVE … @neekkam #neekkam #dileep.”The title poster of ‘Neekkam’, which was until now being referred to as D152, showed Dileep sporting an in…
Kochi, March 10 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of Malayalam actor Dileep in an appeal filed by the state government challenging his acquittal in the 2017 actress assault case and seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted.A division bench of Justices A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Jobin Sebastian condoned a 17-day delay in filing the appeal and issued notices to all the accused in the case, directing them to file their responses.The appeal challenges the Decembe…
Kochi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Kerala government on Friday moved the Kerala High Court challenging the recent verdict of the Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Court that acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in the 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case, while convicting six other accused.In December 2025, Sessions Court Judge Honey M. Varghese acquitted Dileep of all charges but found six men guilty.The court sentenced them to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, the minimum punishment presc…
Kochi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Kerala court, hearing the actress assault case, on Monday delivered sharp criticism at advocate T.B. Mini, counsel for the survivor, questioning her conduct and attendance during the course of the trial.The trial court here in the infamous actress abduction case that took place here in February 2017 had recently convicted and sentenced six people, while acquitting four other accused, including popular actor Dileep.The court on Monday observed that the actress’s lawyer ha…