Kochi: Malayalam actor-producer Dileep, acquitted Monday after more than eight years of legal proceedings against him in the 2017 Kerala actor gang rape case, claimed that the real conspiracy was against him.

His former wife, actor Manju Warrier, and the police teamed up with the main accused, and some media outlets, in an attempt to destroy his career and life, he alleged before the media at the courthouse.

“The investigation against me started when Manju (his ex-wife) said there was a criminal conspiracy in this case. A high-ranking police officer and some other officers stood with it. They joined hands with the main accused and some media, cooked up a fake story, and spread it on social media. This story was destroyed in the court today,” Dileep told the assembled media persons. Sho

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