By PTI
KOCHI: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday mentioned that his authorities was with the sufferer of the 2017 actress assault case and that the police probe has not been interfered with in any method by the Left administration.
The Chief Minister, who was addressing a Thrikkakara by-poll associated assembly, mentioned that his authorities has not stopped the police from continuing with the case nor has it ever mentioned to the pressure that it can’t take motion towards distinguished individuals.
The police are free to take motion towards whomever no matter their social or political standing, Vijayan mentioned.
His remarks got here within the wake of a plea moved by the sufferer within the Kerala High Court alleging political interference by the ruling LDF authorities and that there was a transfer to derail the probe.
“It is painfully submitted that the Government of Kerala which gave support to the cause of the petitioner/victim at the initial stage and allowed a fair investigation in the case by police officers of high integrity and took credit of the investigation politically has backtracked from its constitutional legal commitment of conducting a free, fair and complete investigation in the case,” she has mentioned in her plea.
Earlier within the day, LDF convenor E P Jayarajan categorically rejected the fees, saying it needs to be examined whether or not there was any vested curiosity behind her plea.
Though the sufferer had harshly criticised the Left authorities and raised critical allegations towards the trial courtroom in her plea, the CPI(M) veteran mentioned anybody can strategy the courtroom with such a petition however it could not impression the prospects of the ruling entrance in upcoming Thrikkakara bypoll anyway.
He mentioned the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities is the one which has all the time condemned the assaults towards ladies and youngsters and brought stringent motion towards the assaulters.
Subsequently, CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan mentioned that the Left authorities all the time prolonged its assist to the survivor and that there was a thriller behind how such a matter got here up simply earlier than the Thrikkakara by-election.
Balakrishnan mentioned it was the Kerala authorities which invited the survivor to the International Film Festival of Kerala as a chief visitor and honoured her.
He mentioned it was a gesture exhibiting that the federal government was with the survivor.
“We would like to openly declare that the government and the party stand with the survivor. The government and the party will provide her all support and security. The Left government always stood with her,” he mentioned.
The sufferer in her plea has additionally alleged that Dileep has unlawfully influenced among the politicians of the ruling entrance within the state and tried to intervene with the additional investigation within the case and prematurely shut the identical.
“…it is reliably learned that the prosecution as well as the investigation agency are now threatened by the political higher-ups to end the investigation halfway and file the additional final report in a half-cooked manner. This clearly establishes the illegal nexus between the accused and the ruling front,” the plea has mentioned.
Raising allegations towards the trial courtroom, the petition has mentioned it was clear from the data that the “illegal access/ tampering was done” whereas one of many digital proof was in judicial custody.
The petition has mentioned regardless that the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) authorities had submitted a report back to the courtroom, the choose saved the identical with out making any entries within the courtroom data.
The petitioner has additionally alleged that Dileep, a movie star and a multimillionaire, was able to “playing any heinous tricks to influence anybody” and do “any blackmailing techniques to keep others under his captivity”.
The actress-victim who has labored in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies was kidnapped and allegedly molested in her automobile for 2 hours by among the accused, who had compelled their method into the automobile on the night time of February 17, 2017 and later escaped in a busy space.
The complete act was filmed by among the accused to blackmail the actress.
There are 10 accused within the case and police arrested seven individuals.
Dileep was arrested subsequently and launched on bail.
