As a Kerala court on Monday acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in the 2017 abduction and sexual assault case involving a south Indian actress, he blamed his ex-wife and prime witness Manju Warrier for what he called a criminal conspiracy against him.

The court held six others — prime accused Sunil N S alias Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijesh V P, Salim H, and Pradeep — guilty. The quantum of punishment is expected to be announced on December 12. Apart from Dileep, the court also acquitted three others in the case.

“It all began when Manju Warrier said there is criminal conspiracy and it needs to be investigated. During the solidarity meeting for the actress organised by the association of Malayalam movie artists in February 19, 2017, Manju had said that the criminal conspir

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