June 28, 2017
Malayalam superstar Dileep and
actor-director Nadir Shah on Wednesday gave their statement to police
here in the case of the kidnapping of a popular actress earlier this
year.
They arrived at the Aluva police club on Wednesday noon.
Earlier, before leaving his home near here for the police station,
Dileep told the media not to "twist" matters. "My only request to all
of you is not to twist things... I will no longer be game to any sort
of media trial."
Shah and Dileep together drove into the club where Additional Director
General of Police B. Sandhya was waiting to take their statement.
Dileep, his manager Appunni and Shah were called to give their
statement.
In the past few days, the case has taken several twists and turns.
On Sunday, the police arrested two persons for blackmailing Dileep and
Shah.
One of the two is Vishnu, who is alleged to have threatened Dileep and
Shah to cough up Rs 1.50 crore or else he would "reveal" their role in
the kidnap conspiracy. Vishnu told them there were others in the film
industry who have offered him Rs 2 crore for naming Dileep in the case.
Last week, Shah told reporters that in March he got a call from Vishnu,
who asked him to tell Dileep to cough up Rs 1.50 crore.
Dileep had filed a petition against this in April.
Dileep had come under fire after he alleged that the actress and her
abductor (Pulsar Suni) were friends.
On Tuesday, the actress said she was pained by this remark.
The hugely popular 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. She is alleged to have been molested
enroute.