Ernakulam Sessions Court on Monday (December 8) acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in a sexual assault case. Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese concluded that the prosecution had failed to meet the standard of proof required to convict Dileep of conspiracy.

The case relates to the abduction and assault of an actress in a moving car in Kochi in 2017. The court convicted six others, and held that the charge of gang rape was proven beyond dispute. The verdict comes after eight years of prolonged legal battle. Below is a detailed, year-by-year timeline of how the case unfolded.

2017: The crime, charges, conspiracy allegations

Feb 17: A Malayalam actress was abducted and sexually assaulted in a moving car in Kochi. The assault was recorded on a mobile phone, and the survivor f

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