Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala court on Monday acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in a sexual assault case of a leading Malayalam actress, who was reportedly molested inside a moving car for nearly two hours in Kochi on February 17, 2017.

Ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against Dileep, the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court held six other accused guilty in the crime that shocked Kerala and the film industry.

The verdict was delivered by Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese, who had been hearing the high-profile case involving 10 accused. Dileep, listed as the eighth accused, was alleged to have masterminded the abduction and sexual assault of the prominent actress.

The incident took place while the actress was travelling from Thrissur to Kochi for a film shoot.

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