Malayalam actress abduction: Kerala court accepts chargesheet against Dileep

After Malayalam actor Dileep was accused of abducting a Kerala actress and co-star in February, a Kerala court accepted a charge sheet against him and 12 other accused, on Tuesday.

The Special Investigation Team(SIT) probing the Kerala actress assault case had submitted a detailed charge sheet against Malayalam actor Dileep last month.

The charge sheet also included the actor's former wife, Manju Warrier as a witness and 12 others allegedly accused in the case.

The court has also issued summons to the Malayalam actor.

In February, the Kerala actress was held captive in a car for about two hours along with four other men and the former driver who reportedly had a number of contacts with people in South India's film industry.

According to reports, Dileep had directed the men to make a video of the assault and click pictures of the actress on their cellphones.

The actor had allegedly offered a ransom of Rs. 1.5 crore to the accused Pulsar Suni to carry out the attack. The scheme to abduct the actress had started in 2013 and was carried out four years later after failed attempts, media reports said.