Dileep acquitted in Kerala actor rape case

Honey M. Varghese, the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge, on Monday (December 8, 2025) acquitted Mr. Dileep of the offences charged against him in the case after the trial that lasted around eight years. Mr. Dileep was the eighth accused.

The court, however, finds accused from no. 1 to no. 6 guilty. The court will pronounce the punishment on December 12.

The accused in the case were the first accused, N.S. Sunil, alias ‘Pulsur Suni’, the second accused, Martin Antony, third accused B. Manikandan, fourth accused V. P. Vijeesh, fifth accused H. Salim alias Vadiwal Salim, sixth accused Pradeep, seventh accused Charlie Thomas, ninth accused Sanil Kumar, alias Mestri Sanil, and the fifteenth accused, Sarath Nair.