Thiruvananthapuram: Popular Malayalam actor Dileep was arrested here on Monday evening in connection with the abduction and sexual assault of an actor in Kochi in February this year.
The actor was apprehended following a probe into the conspiracy angle in the case after the arrest of the prime accused Sunil Kumar aka Pulsar Suni. The office of the Chief Minsiter Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed the actor’s arrest.
Mr. Dileep was taken into custody in the morning and is presently lodged at the Aluva Police Club.
The police had earlier found that Pulsar Suni had contacted film maker Nadirshah, Dileep’s close friend, over phone from the jail on at least three occasions.
Besides, an examination of the SIM cards used by Pulsar Suni had revealed that he frequently called a few numbers, reportedly possessed by people having links with Appunni – an accomplice of actor Dileep. Besides, the cops also found that Appunni had even returned calls to a couple of these numbers on some occasions.
(Agencies)
