Overview
- Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M. Varghese ruled that prosecutors failed to prove a conspiracy case against Dileep after a nearly eight-year trial.
- Six men, including prime accused Pulsar Suni, were found guilty of offences including rape, abduction and conspiracy, with punishment to be decided on December 12.
- Kerala Law Minister P. Rajeev said the government will appeal the acquittal after consultations with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
- The trial examined about 261 witnesses and hundreds of documents, and disputes over a memory card containing assault visuals prompted a High Court fact‑finding probe and new evidence‑handling guidelines.
- After the verdict, Dileep said the case against him was a fabricated conspiracy, a claim at odds with the prosecution’s theory presented during the trial.