On Sunday, the Crime Branch wing of Kerala Police filed a fresh case against actor Dileep, who is accused of sexual harassment of a popular Malayalam actress in 2017. The fresh case is based on the recent statement of filmmaker Balachandrankumar. The director made shocking revelations about actor Dileep and his conspiracy to kill the investigation officers who probed the sexual assault and abduction of a popular actress in 2017. According to his statement, Dileep held a meeting with his men on October 15, 2017, at his residence at Aluva. Dileep was attempting to endanger the lives of ADGP B Sandhya, DIGs AV George, S Sudarssan, NJ Sojan, and DySp Baiju Poulose, said the director.

Police registered an FIR against Dileep and his five men including brother Anoop and brother-in-law are second (A2) and third (A3) accused, respectively. Babu Chemanganad, Appu, and an unidentified person have been named in the FIR.

In a recent TV interview, Balachandra Kumar had revealed that Dileep allegedly watched the visuals of the sexual assault on the actor and maintained a close relationship with the prime accused, Sunil Kumar alias Pulsar Suni, who had worked as a driver in the film industry. After Balachandra Kumar made the statements, several audio clips surfaced online that revealed that the actor and his team threatened officials who are investigating the case.

The incident occurred in February 2017 when a top leading actress was kidnapped and assaulted allegedly on the behest of Dileep. It is being alleged that the prime accused, 'Pulsar' Suni was paid by actor Dileep to kidnap and assault the female actor. In July 2017, Dileep was arrested and named the alleged mastermind of the attack. However, he was released on bail before the end of three months. The trial of the case is in the last stages at a special court in Kochi.