Overview
- All three convicted accused have filed appeals in the Kerala High Court seeking to overturn their convictions, with prosecutors asked to respond within four weeks.
- The state government has approved an appeal that will seek to set aside actor Dileep’s acquittal and press for harsher sentences for the six convicts.
- Officials say the petition will be lodged after the High Court reopens from the Christmas recess, following reviews by the Director General of Prosecution and the Special Public Prosecutor.
- Prosecutors argue the trial court misread key materials and rejected vital digital evidence on technical grounds, which they plan to challenge before the High Court.
- Police have arrested individuals over a video that revealed the survivor’s identity and report taking down over 100 websites and tracing circulation across more than 200 platforms.