Interrogation of actor Dileep ends, Crime Branch to submit report on Thursday

Kochi | Tuesday | 25th January, 2022

Summary:

Kochi, Jan 25 (PTI) The three-day long interrogation of actor Dileep and others, in a case registered against them for allegedly threatening officials probing the sexual assault of an actress in 2017, concluded on Tuesday here at the Crime Branch office.

The actor and four others--his brother, brother-in-law, driver and a friend, appeared before the crime branch officials at 9 AM and were interrogated for 11 hours upon the direction of the Kerala High Court.

Earlier in the day, ADGP S Sreejith met the media and said the interrogation was based on the results of the scientific analysis of evidence collected.

The Crime Branch has summoned many witnesses over the last three days, with the latest being Vyasan Edavanakkad, a friend of Dileep.

Crime Branch sources said Edavanakkad was summoned based on the telephonic records of the actor.

After recording his statement with the Crime Branch, Edavanakkad told the media that he was summoned to identify voices in the sound clip.