June 27, 2017
Breaking her silence for the first time
since she
was kidnapped earlier this year, a popular Malayalam actress said she
has full faith in the police probe in the case.
The young
actress was kidnapped on February 17 while she was travelling from
Thrissur to Kochi by road but later dumped near the house of
director-turned-actor Lal, who upon hearing her harrowing experience,
informed police.
In a written statement issued here by the
actress and her family, she said she had not spoken about the incident
till now on the police's instructions.
"Now, this news has again
surfaced in the media and lots of things are happening, and hence I
decided to share for the first time with you (media). The case probe is
going on very well and I am fully satisfied with it. I have shared
everything with the police. It was done neither to implicate anyone or
to allow anyone to escape, and I have never named anyone at all," the
actress said.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Congress party alleged
that the kidnap case has been bungled by Kerala Police. Former Home
Minister and present Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala blamed
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the lack of outcome of the case.
She said that now some names are being heard in the public domain of
being involved in the incident.
"I
do not have any evidence with me to say that the names that are being
heard are behind the incident, nor do I have any evidence to say they
are not behind it. I was saddened when I heard a remark made by an
actor who said that the prime accused in the case Pulsar Suni and I
were good friends, and he also mentioned that when selecting friends
one should be careful.
"I was pained by this statement and if
need be, I might even consider taking legal steps against this
statement. My hands are very clear and I have only told the truth to
the police," added the actress.
Just last week, the abduction
case turned murkier with popular Malayalam film personality Nadir Shah
alleging he received a call from a close aide of Pulsar Suni, the prime
accused, linking superstar Dileep to the case.