The Kerala Crime Branch, which is investigating the Malayalam actor sexual assault case, petitioned the High Court on April 6, Wednesday, seeking an extension of three months for the probe.
According to the petition submitted by the prosecution, the vehicle in which Balachandra Kumar house has been seized.
Further, pointing out that “some photographs of the court document written and signed by the presiding officer” were found in Dileep’s phone, the police insist on further investigation to find out about the “unauthorised access” to the court documents.
Earlier last year, the trial of the case was nearing completion when new evidence emerged in November after Balachandra Kumar came out with a series of allegations against Dileep, including a number of implicating audio recordings, that led to the additional allegation of criminal conspiracy against the actor.
Dileep had moved the court on February 2, 2022 calling further investigation in the case related to revelations by Balachandra Kumar a “willful attempt to protract the trial.” The actor had contended that further investigation in that case was not permissible as a final report had been filed in November 2017, charges were framed in January 2020, and only one prosecution witness — one of the investigating officers — remained to be examined.
The prosecution’s case is that Dileep allegedly paid Pulsar Suni to assault the actor and record the visuals.