Overview
- Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court Judge Honey M Varghese delivered the verdict on December 8, finding six accused guilty and clearing actor Dileep of conspiracy.
- The court ruled prosecutors failed to prove that Dileep planned the 2017 abduction and assault, even as it upheld serious charges against other defendants.
- Prime accused Sunil NS, known as Pulsar Suni, was among those convicted for the attack in which the survivor was abducted in a moving vehicle and assaulted.
- The case involved 261 witnesses and 834 documents, with proceedings prolonged by pandemic disruptions, prosecutor resignations and extensive legal petitions.
- Dileep issued a statement after the judgment alleging a police-driven conspiracy against him and thanking supporters, claims that the court did not endorse.