Overview
- Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M. Varghese delivered the verdict after a protracted trial nearing eight years.
- Prime accused Sunil NS, known as Pulsar Suni, and five others were found guilty of gang rape, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy and offences under the IT Act.
- The court said the prosecution failed to prove the conspiracy charge against Dileep, who was acquitted along with three others.
- Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) said the government will appeal in the High Court, and prosecutors are examining the judgment.
- The proceedings included 261 witnesses, hundreds of filings and a High Court-ordered inquiry into unauthorized access to a key memory card that resulted in new evidence-handling guidelines.