The Kerala Police yesterday voiced confidence that it has enough evidence to nail superstar Dileep in the alleged abduction and molestation of a popular actress in February this year.
A V George, superintendent of police and official behind the probe, refused to reveal much about the probe, but pointed out that they would not have arrested the actor without evidence.
The police chief appeared confident that he has all the evidence against Dileep.
However, the actor’s manager Appunny, who is currently on the run, in his anticipatory bail plea filed yesterday said that police has no evidence against the actor.
Appunny alleged that police was trying to put pressure on actor-turned-director Nadir Shah and himself to turn approver in the case.
Dileep is presently housed at the Angamaly sub-jail near his home town Aluva as a remand prisoner. Today a single bench of the Kerala High Court is to take up his bail application. Last week, the trial court denied bail to the actor.
In a related development, revenue officials have found that the theatre complex owned by Dileep near here has been built on encroached land. They have started to initiate legal proceedings against the actor.
Giving the developments a political colour, state Congress president M M Hassan blamed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the actor usurping government land in two places.
“The closeness the actor shared with Vijayan and the CPI-M is well known. It is the CPI-M which helped Dileep encroach on government land. The revenue department is now looking into the matter,” Hassan told reporters in Kasargode.
Dileep is presently housed at the Angamaly sub-jail near his home town Aluva as a remand prisoner
