So Dileep is behind bars. The shocked film industry, by
and large, has washed its hands of him. Dhe Puttu, a restaurant owned by the
actor was ransacked soon after his arrest by a mob. The release of the actor's
latest movie Ramleela which was scheduled for July 7 has been deferred to July
21. According to reports, three or four films of the actor were on various
stages of production and at stake is about Rs 50 crore investment.
Currently the public anger is against the
'Janapriya Nayakan' (popular actor) as Dileep is known among his fans.
The actor has claimed that he's `innocent.' 'This is what all criminals say once they were caught,'
seems to be the pervasive reaction of Kerala society which is debating the
growing nexus between criminals and film industry.
Dileep's lawyer K.Ramkumar claims that he was 'framed.'
The senior lawyer said that all the evidence the police
claims to have gathered against Dileep is based on the confessional statement
of the key accused Sunil Kumar aka Pulsar Suni which was never disclosed when
the first chargesheet was submitted in the court. What is supplemented now is
based on conversations between the first accused and a co-accused inside the
prison. No conversation is attributed to the actor.
The police say they have strong evidence to prove the
role of Dileep in the actress' assault case. The details were not revealed to
the media yet. There is no explanation about a 'madam' who Sunil Kumar had
reportedly told the victim hired him for purpose.
The leading
actress was abducted by a gang in a pre-planned strike on the night of February
17 when she was heading for Kochi from Thrissur in a car. The gang sexually
harassed the actress in a moving van for about 45 minutes before she was
freed near Palarivattom. Investigating officers who saw the vidoclippings
shot by the assailants were reportedly shocked by the horrific nature of the
crime.
The actress
plucked up courage to immediately lodge a police complaint.
Police say Dileep
nursed a grudge against her for allegedly creating discord in his marital
life with Manju Warrier. Hence he plotted to wreck her life.
A script writer Rafeeq Seelat, familiar with the
'villain' within Dileep in a reminiscent post in his Facebook page reveals the
actor once snooped when a co-actress was changing dress.
Meanwhile, actor Mammooty flanked by Mohanlal,
Prithviraj, Remya Nambeesan among others, informed the media about Dileep's
ouster from Amma (Association of
Malayalam Movie Artistes) He apologized for the unpleasant
incidents witnessed during the general body meeting when actors Mukesh and
Ganesh Kumar's off-hand reaction to the media while fielding questions on
Dileep. He affirmed that the association stands by the victim.
Dileep's wife Kavya Madhavan de-activated her Facebook
account. The celebrity couple recently offered a Shatru Samhara ritual (to
protect themselves from enemies and evil forces) at the Kodungallur Devi
temple. But the fall of the hero was already written on the wall. It was
scripted by the actor himself.
