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.