In related developments, Dileep, under police custody, was taken to various places in Thrissur for collecting evidence while his brother Anoop alleged a conspiracy. Actor Dileep was arrested on the charge of being a key conspirator on Monday. Anoop alleged the developments which led to the arrest of the actor were being done on the basis of a pre-planned script. In another development, police on Thursday took the statement of actor Aju Varghese, booked for disclosing the name of the assaulted actor on social media. After his arrest, on the charge of conspiracy, Dileep has been expelled from various film forums, including the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), as the industry rallied behind the actor.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2017 03:27 UTC