: Kerala sexual assault case: High Court questions police about delay in filing final report #IndiaNEWS The Kerala High Court on Tuesday questioned the police about the delay in filing the final report

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Kerala sexual assault case: High Court questions police about delay in filing final report #IndiaNEWS
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday questioned the police about the delay in filing the final report in the 2017 sexual assault case, in which Malayalam actor Dileep is one of the accused, Live Law reported.On February 17, 2017, an actor was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused inside her car for two hours. There are 10 accused persons in the case and initially the police arrested seven people. Dileep was arrested subsequently and released on bail later. The accused persons had reportedly filmed the assault to blackmail the woman.“We have to consider that the Supreme Court has extended the deadline to conclude the trial [in sexual assault case] four times already,� Justice Kauser Edappagath told the police during Tuesday’s hearing. “It cannot be extended one month after another. Why can’t you complete the investigation by the time the trial court has asked you to file the final report?�March 1 was set as the deadline for completion of the trial. In a petition, Dileep contended that further investigation was not permissible as a final report had been filed in the matter in November 2017 and charges were framed in January 2020. The actor claimed that the police were carrying out “a series of vindictive acts� under the garb of...Read more

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