A court on Friday sentenced six people convicted in the 2017 actress assault case to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Court Judge Honey M Varghese sentenced Sunil NS, also known as Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijesh VP, Salim H, and Pradeep to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the offence of gang rape.
The court also ordered imprisonment for other offences, but they will run concurrently. The court also ordered the victim to be paid a compensation of Rs five lakhs, and the pen drive containing the sexual assault visuals should be maintained in the custody of the investigation officer. On December 8, the court acquitted four accused, including actor Dileep.
The assault on the multilingual actress, after the accused allegedly forced their way into her car and held it under their control for two hours on February 17, 2017, had shocked Kerala.
Prime accused Pulsar Suni sexually assaulted the actress and recorded the act on video with the help of the other convicted persons in the moving car. Actor Dileep, who was accused of conspiring in the crime, was arrested during the investigation. However, after a nearly six-year trial, the court found him not guilty.
