Dileep’s remand extended; Verdict on bail plea on Monday
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Kochi: The Angamaly First Class Judicial Magistrate Court on Saturday extended the remand of Malayalam actor Dileep.
The court will pronounce the verdict on his bail plea on Monday.
The hearing on the plea completed around 4.30 pm. The court had earlier postponed the hearing to noon after the prosecution sought a deferral of the hearing, citing inconvenience.
In his plea, the actor requested the court to grant him bail as he has been accused of conspiracy alone. He said that the only case against him is that he hired Pulsar Suni, the prime accused, to capture nude photographs of the victim. Dileep also pointed out that his remand period has passed over 60 days and that the investigation into it was over.
This is the fourth time the actor is approaching a court for bail since his arrest on July 10, after Pulsar Suni said that it was the actor who had commissioned him to assault the actress and film the act. The young actress was waylaid and assaulted in a moving car in Kochi on February 17.
The High Court had twice rejected Dileep’s bail plea and the Angamaly First Class Judicial Magistrate, once. The actor had undergone a marathon 13-hour grilling at Aluva police club days ahead of his arrest.
The police had arrested Suni, who had worked as a driver for many film personalities, six days after the incident.
Meanwhile, a high-level meeting of the investigation team was held in the capital Saturday, triggering talk about a possible arrest of Dileep’s wife and actress Kavya Madhavan. She has moved the court for anticipatory bail.