Kochi: Independent MLA from Kerala, PC George, has questioned the Malayalam film actress who was kidnapped and assaulted earlier this year, saying how could she return to work the next day if it was serious incident.
George questioned the police version of the event and said, "Police told the court that the attack on actress is grievous than the Nirbhaya incident. If so, how can she return to the sets of movie the next day? In which hospital did she seek medical assistance?”
He made the comments at a public event in Alappuzha on Monday.
The MLA has been criticized for his statement, with many calling it ‘insensitive'.
The victim, a popular south Indian actress, was abducted and sexually assaulted in Kochi on February 17 while she was on her way back from a shooting location.
A group of men who stopped her car after a chase, sexually assaulted her in the moving vehicle for about two hours. They also allegedly took pictures and videos of the crime before dropping her off by the roadside.
Popular Malayalam actor Dileep and his wife Kavya Madhavan have both been question extensively by the police. Kavya, a state-award winning actress who has worked in over 76 Malayalam films, married Dileep in 2015 following his divorce from his first wife Manju Warrier. Dileep is now in judicial custody under charges of conspiracy, abduction and sexual assault.
The police case is that a supari of Rs 1.5 crore was offered for the attack, and that Rs 2 lakh in cash which was missing from Kavya's boutique was in fact given to Sunil.
Personal enmity is suspected to be the reason for the crime, with police saying that Dileep had a bitter falling out with the actress who is a good friend Manju.
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