Thiruvananthapuram: On a night in February 2017, a leading Malayalam female actor was abducted and sexually abused in a moving car in Ernakulam by six men, who also video-recorded the act to blackmail her later. The survivor approached the police the next day, and the case soon led to the arrest of the alleged mastermind and actor-producer, Dileep.

After over eight years of legal battle, allegations of tampering with evidence, and claims of bias by the court, the case will finally see closure when the Principal District and Sessions Court in Ernakulam pronounces its verdict on Monday.

Dileep is the eighth accused in the case, and his associate, Sunil NS alias Pulsar Suni, is the first accused. Both of them are out on bail. All the 12 accused are charged under sections including 120(A)

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