KOCHI: Actor Dileep was released yesterday after questioned for seven hours by the crime branch as part of the ongoing investigation in the case of attacking the actress. He was asked to appear again at 11 am this morning. Dileep reiterated that he had not seen the visuals captured by Pulsar Suni, the accused in the case, in his phone. He also said that he is not aware of the statement of director Balachandra Kumar.

He was questioned by a team led by ADGP S Sreejith at the Aluva Police Club at 11.30 am yesterday. Despite taking a negative stance on many questions, the probe team have gathered some crucial information from Dileep. The questions were based on statements and forensic information collected so far. Dileep kept mum on some questions.

He was asked to appear today to question him more based on some information, including the forensic report. Dileep was asked to appear at 11 am yesterday but he arrived 20 minutes late in a Volkswagen Polo car. He wore a dark blue shirt, light blue jeans and a black mask. The interrogation started at 11.30 am. He returned at 6.45 pm. Dileep's wife Kavya Madhavan will be questioned tomorrow. The crime branch will issue a notice soon.

Sagar Vincent should be questioned, says govt
The government informed the high court that Sagar Vincent of Alappuzha, witness in the actress attack case, should be questioned. This was on the plea filed by Sagar alleging that crime branch officer Baiju Paulose threatened to retract the statement. Although Sagar requested the presence of counsel be allowed for questioning, additional public prosecutor P S Narayanan clarified that accused are rarely given such permission and that the plaintiff is a witness. Following that, the bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman postponed considering the plea to today. Sagar is a former employee of Kavya Madhavan's brother's company Lakshya.