Dileep and his associates are being tried by at the Additional Sessions (CBI special No III) Court at Ernakulam for allegedly planning and executing a revenge crime against the survivor, a prominent actress, by having her abducted, sexually assaulted, and photographed in a moving vehicle.
The trial which has seen its share of controversies was nearing completion when a film director Balachandra Kumar gave an interview and released some audio clips indicating close association between Dileep, the 8th accused in the case, and Pulsar Suni, the 1st accused.
On January 3, the Investigating Officer (IO) in the case had informed the CBI Special Court that further investigation would be necessary in light of the new allegations.
The clips and Kumar’s statements revealed a conspiracy to kill the police officers who were involved in the investigation, and a new FIR was registered against Dileep and 5 others.
He then approached the Court along with the other accused seeking anticipatory bail and the same was granted on February 7.
Dileep then approached the High Court to prevent any further investigation into the sexual assault case or in the alternative, hand over the investigation to the CBI.
In this plea, Dileep has repeated his allegation that registration of the FIR in the news case is nothing but “a vindictive and retaliatory act” of Deputy Superintendent of Police Baiju Poulose, Crime Branch.
It was contended that the supposed victims of the new FIR, a DGP, IG, two SPs and a DySP are all working with the Crime Branch and were involved in the preparation of the final report in the 2017 actress sexual assault case. It was argued that the same impedes his right to a fair trial guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Source: Barandbench
