Kochi (PTI): Malayalam actor Dileep on Monday accused some police officials and a section of media of hatching a "conspiring against him" to implicate him in a case relating to the sexual assault of a south Indian actress here in 2017 with an aim to destroy his career.

Shortly after he was acquitted in the case, Dileep alleged there was a "real conspiracy" to make him an accused in the case.

"It was done to destroy my career, image, and life in society," he told reporters soon after a local court acquitted him after a years-long legal battle.

Criticising his ex-wife and leading actress Manju Warrier, the 'Meeshamadhavan' actor said the entire conspiracy against him began with her statement that there was a criminal conspiracy behind the assault of the survivor and that should be probed.

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