Actor Dileep's aide appears before investigating officials

An aide of Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested on charges of plotting the abduction and sexual assault of a South Indian actress in February this year, today appeared before the team investigating the case. Dileep's aide Sunilraj A S, alias Appunni, reached the Aluva Police Club at around 11 am following a directive from the police in this regard.
Appunni was allowed to leave the club at 5 pm after a lengthy interrogation.
The Kerala High Court had on July 28 rejected his anticipatory bail plea.
Rejecting his anticipatory bail plea, Justice Sunil Thomas had said that the complicity of the accused in the conspiracy can be revealed only after the interrogation by police investigating the case.

The Court, however, had directed that Appunni should not be harassed mentally or physically and that he can voluntarily surrender before the police investigation.
The Kerala High Court had earlier rejected the bail plea of Dileep,observing that prima facie there was material to suspect his involvement in the crime.

Dileep, charged under various sections of the IPC, including one for hatching criminal conspiracy for abduction and assault of the actress in a moving car on February 17, is currently lodged in a jail in his home town Aluva.
The actress, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu films, was abducted and molested inside her car for two hours by the accused, who had forced their way into the vehicle and later escaped.

Six persons, including'Pulsar' Suni, have so far been arrested in connection with the incident.