'Not surprised by verdict; nine years of pain, tears and emotional struggle': Actress assault case victim's first response

KOCHI: The actress assault case victim made her first ever response to the court verdict that acquitted the eight accused actor Dileep and pronounced 20 years of rigorous imprisonment to the other accused, including the main culprit Pulsar Suni.

Victim:

“After 8 years, 9 months, and 23 days, I finally saw a small ray of light at the end of a very long and painful journey. Six of the accused have been convicted, and for that, I am GRATEFUL!!

This moment is dedicated to those who chose to call my pain a lie and this case a made-up story. I hope you are at peace with yourselves today!!

And to those who still keep saying that Accused No.1 was my personal driver, this is completely false!! He was not my driver, not my employee, and not someone I knew. He was a random person who happened to be assigned as a driver for a movie I worked on in 2016!! Ironically, I met him only once or twice during that time, and never again,until the day this crime happened!!

Please stop spreading false stories!!

This verdict may surprise many people, but it did not surprise me. As early as 2020, I began to feel that something was not right. Even the prosecution noticed changes in the way the case was being handled, especially when it came to one particular accused.

Over the years, I approached the High Court and the Supreme Court multiple times, clearly stating that I did not trust this court. Every request to move this case away from the same judge was dismissed.

After years of pain, tears, and emotional struggle, I have come to a painful realisation: 'NOT EVERY CITIZEN IN THIS COUNTRY IS TREATED EQUALLY BEFORE THE LAW'

At the end of the day, this verdict made me realise how strongly human judgment can shape decisions. I also know that every court does not function in the same way!

My heartfelt thanks to everyone who stood by me throughout this long journey!!

And to those who continue to attack me with abusive comments and paid narratives, you are free to continue doing what you are paid to do!!”

In the elaborate Instagram post, the victim also expressed dismay over the lack of a proper investigation into the memory card tampering incident despite her repeated pleadings. She also revealed that public prosecutors had already advised her not to expect a favourable judgment from this court as they felt it was biased.