Passengers on board a KSRTC bus from Thiruvananthapuram to Kalpetta on Saturday protested after a film starring actor Dileep, who was one of the accused in the 2017 Kerala actress assault case and was later acquitted, was played during the journey.
Addressing a press conference in Kannur, Vijayan also wondered about the "strange" remarks made earlier in the day by Congress MP and convenor of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor Adoor Prakash, who said that he believed actor Dileep has "got justice."
Kerala Health Minister Veena George responded to UDF Convenor Adoor Prakash's statement on actor Dileep, stating that the party has a policy against women and underlined that the government stands with the victim.
As Actor Dileep was acquitted in the 2017 actress assault case, his advocate B Raman Pillai on Monday termed the evidence against his client "bogus," calling the case a "conspiracy" against the actor.
Satheesan also recalled the efforts of the late PT Thomas, who was the Congress MLA from Thrikkakkara, in the case in which an actress was allegedly abducted and molested inside her car by a group of men who had forced their way into the vehicle on the night of February 17, 2017.
Actor Dileep on Monday expressed profound gratitude to his family, supporters and legal team after a trial court in Kerala's Ernakulam acquitted him of all charges in the 2017 sexual assault case.
The Kerala Government has decided to appeal against the trial court's judgment in the 2017 actress rape and abduction case, which acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep of all charges in the matter.
Ernakulam Sessions Court on Monday found six accused guilty in the 2017 actress rape and abduction case on charges of rape, conspiracy, abduction, and other offences.
"It is not only the simple thing of conviction that matters, the cleaning up of Malalayam cinema industry area has happened due to this case and the trial was a great challenge," said the retired IPS official on the case that shook the conscience of cinema-loving Kerala.
Actor Dileep on Monday expressed gratitude to his fans, family and supporters after a trial court in Kerala's Ernakulam acquitted him of all charges in the 2017 sexual assault case.
Dileep has been found not guilty of the allegation that he orchestrated the assault of the assault. Dileep was accused of conspiring and hiring a gang to execute the crime.
The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court is set to pronounce the verdict in the high-profile actor abduction and rape case in which actor Dileep is accused of conspiring and hiring a gang to execute the crime.