Kerala Govt Files Appeal Against Actor Dileep’s Acquittal

Kochi : The Kerala government on Friday filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court challenging the acquittal of Malayalam movie star Dileep and others in the sensational actress sexual assault case of 2017. In its appeal, the state also requests an increase in the sentences given to the six people who were sentenced to 20 years of hard prison in the case.

Besides Dileep, the eighth accused in the case, the court also acquitted three others: Charley Thomas (A7), Sanil Kumar alias Mesthri Sanil (A9) and Sarath (A15).

The trial court had convicted the first six accused in the case – Sunil (also known as Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijesh Vice, Salim H and Pradeep).

A state government lawyer said the appeal is likely to come up for hearing next week.