Kerala actor rape case: Dileep sent personal message to CM Pinarayi Vijayan just days before the alleged assault? What we know

The Malayalam film industry in 2017 was shaken after it emerged that a well-known actor had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a group of men in a moving vehicle while travelling on one of the busiest roads in the state. The Ernakulam District Sessions Court is set to pronounce the verdict in the sensational actor rape case on December 8, Monday, in which actor Dileep is an accused. Ahead of the crucial judgement in the case, new details from the trial have emerged.

The detail reportedly includes a personal message sent by actor Dileep to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan five days before the incident took place, according to a report in Times of India. The message, sent on February 22, 2017, expressed that the actor was under "extreme mental stress" despite maintaining his innocence.

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Actor Dileep sent message to Pinarayi Vijayan?

According to a report in Asianet News, the message by actor Dileep was sent on February 22,2017 at 9.22 AM. Dileep reportedly expressed that he was under extreme mental stress 'despite being doing nothing wrong'. Dileep also reportedly contacted high-ranking police officers around the same period of time.

According to the prosecution, these attempts were made out of fear that the investigation would eventually point to him. They argue that the actor’s sudden outreach was driven by panic, not innocence.

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Prosecution claims panic

In court, the prosecution reportedly submitted the recovered message, asserting that Dileep’s unexpected communication with the Chief Minister and senior police officials was far from coincidental. They stated that from the very first day of the probe, when Pulsar Suni was publicly named the prime accused, the pressure on Dileep escalated sharply. The prosecution maintained that his attempts to reach out stemmed from anxiety about being exposed. They also reiterated their long-standing claim that resentment over the assaulted actress revealing Dileep’s relationship with Kavya Madhavan to his then-wife, Manju Warrier, was the alleged motive behind the crime.

On a night in February 2017, a leading Malayalam female actor was abducted and sexually abused in a moving car in Ernakulam by six men, who also video-recorded the act to blackmail her later. The survivor approached the police the next day, and the case soon led to the arrest of the alleged mastermind and actor-producer, Dileep. Dileep is the eighth accused in the case. On the work front, Dileep is all set for his major comeback with 'Bha.Bha. Ba'.

(Disclaimer: The information in this report is based on a legal hearing as reported by a third-party source. The details provided represent allegations made by the parties involved and are not proven facts. The case is ongoing, and a final verdict has not been reached. The publication does not claim that the allegations are true)