KOCHI: The crime branch has registered a new case against actor Dileep. The case is based on the statement of director Balachandra Kumar that there were attempts to endanger the investigating officer of the actress attack case.

Dileep's brother Anoop and brother-in-law Suraj are among the six accused in the case. Dileep is the first accused. The FIR states that Anoop is the second accused in the case, Suraj third accused, Appu fourth accused, Babu Chengamanadu is the fifth accused and the sixth accused a known person. They have been charged with death threats, conspiracy etc.

The audio clips of Balachandra Kumar had surfaced earlier. The director had revealed that a conspiracy was hatched to kill the investigating official by hitting him with a lorry. Kumar had told the investigating team that the actor had threatened him.