Actress assault case: Additional charge sheet to be filed in court today; Kavya not an accused, Dileep charged with destruction of evidence   

KOCHI: The investigation team will file the additional charge sheet in the actress assault case, before the Angamaly Magistrate Court on Friday. Actress Kavya Madhavan will not be charged in the case as there is no evidence against her, said the crime branch.

Kavya Madhavan and Manju Warrier will be made witnesses. Dileep’s friend Sarath G Nair, owner of a hotel and travels in Aluva, is the only new accused in the case. There are a total of 102 witnesses in the 1500-page charge sheet. Director Balachandra Kumar is the main witness.

In the case, Dileep has also been charged with destruction of evidence. According to the charge sheet, Dileep had hid the footages in his possession. The revelations made by Balachandra Kumar on last December 25, had led to further investigation in the actress assault case.

The director had then revealed that Dileep was involved in the conspiracy and that he had seen the footage at the actor’s house. Following this, further investigation was conducted by a 15-member team, led by ATS DySP Baiju Paulose, under the supervision of then crime branch chief S Sreejith.