The court order considered the petition submitted by the crime branch seeking an extension of three weeks for further investigation in the case.
Kochi, First Published Jul 18, 2022, 2:47 PM IST
Kochi: High Court to submit supplementary charge sheet by 22nd of this month in case of assault on actress. The deadline for filing the supplementary chargesheet expired last Friday. But the crime branch filed a petition seeking another three weeks’ delay for further investigation in the case. The court order is based on this consideration.
Dileep’s friend and businessman Sarath is the sole accused in the supplementary charge sheet. Although the statements of 125 people were recorded, only about 80 people have been made witnesses in the charge sheet. It is stated in the charge sheet that the footage of the actress’ attack reached Dileep in November 2017. It was brought by a friend, Sarath, whom Balachandrakumar called a VIP. Finding that these scenes are destroyed or deliberately concealed. In this name Sarath has been accused.
There are three things in the charge sheet that the footage reached Dileep. The first is the eyewitness account of director Bala Chandrakumar, who witnessed the footage of Sarath brought to Dileep’s house. The second is the audio recording of the conversation between Dileep, his brother Anoop and their friend Sarathamadak. During the forensic examination of Dileep’s brother Anup’s phone, a four-page description of the scene of the attack on the actress was found.
This note has been prepared on December 30, 2017. Based on this evidence, the prosecution establishes that the footage has reached Dileep. The report also states that the footage of the attack on the actress could not be recovered from Dileep’s possession, but the witness statements and circumstantial evidence corroborate this.
Last Updated Jul 18, 2022, 2:47 PM IST
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