At his Aluva residence, on the outskirts of Kochi city, actor-producer Dileep was on Monday seen celebrating his acquittal in the 2017 case of an actress’s abduction and sexual assault . He was accused of criminal conspiracy, intimidation and destruction of evidence – charges brought by the prosecution that did not hold up in a Principal Session Court in Ernakulam.

Minutes after the acquittal, B Unnikrishnan of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) told reporters in Kochi that the body will take a “relook at his expulsion”, which came into effect in 2017. “He was removed from FEFKA after he was accused in the case. We will start the process to take a relook at the decision in view of his acquittal,” B Unnikrishnan said, avoiding a direct comment on whether the decision will

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