Kerala actress sexual assault case verdict today: LIVE UPDATES

A sessions court in Ernakulam is slated to pronounce its verdict today in the case concerning the sexual assault of an actress in 2017.

Mollywood actor Dileep is among the co-accused in the case, on allegations that he conspired to kidnap the actress and engaged others to assault her in retaliation for her disclosing his marital affair to his then-wife, Manju Warrier.

The trial in the case commenced on March 8, 2018, and the verdict will be pronounced today by Additional Special Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese.

The trial was conducted in-camera (meaning behind closed doors and not open to the public and press).

The accused in the case are Sunil NS aka Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijeesh VP, Salim H aka Vadival Salim), Pradeep, Charlie Thomas, P Gopalakrishnan (Dileep), Sanilkumar aka Mesthiri Sanil and Sarath G Nair.

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Police officers present at the court premises have informed media personnel that they will not be allowed entry to the court during the pronouncement of the verdict

The list of accused:

The main accused were charges under the following sections of the Indian Penal Code:

120B Criminal Conspiracy

109 Abetment of offence

366 Kidnapping or abducting woman to compel marriage or intercourse

354 Sexual assault

354B Use of criminal force on woman with intention to disrobe her

357 Use of criminal force to wrongfully confine a person

376D Gang rape

201 Causing disappearance of evidence

212 Harbouring an offender

34 Acts done with common intention

Both entrances to the court have been barricaded.

Some media personnel have been allowed to enter the courtroom.

Judge Honey Varghese has arrived at the premises.

The verdict will be delivered at 11 am.

BREAKING:

PULSAR SUNI ,and accused Accused no.s 2-6 found guilty for offences under Sections 120B (conspiracy), 340- 354, 366 (kidnapping), 354B, 376D (gang rape) of Indian Penal Code and convicted.

They are also found guilty under Sections 67A, 66E of information technology act.

The accused found guilty are - Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijeesh VP, Salim H aka Vadival Salim), Pradeep.

Dileep (A8): NOT GUILTY

Dileep is found NOT GUILTY.