00:00Days after Malayalam actor Dilip was acquitted in the 2017 actress sexual assault case,
00:05the survivor has broken her silence.
00:07In her first public response after the verdict, the actor said bluntly,
00:11not every citizen in this country is treated equally before the law.
00:14In a detailed Instagram post, she reflected on 8 years, 9 months and 23 days of legal battle,
00:20calling it a journey marked by pain, exhaustion and emotional trauma.
00:24While acknowledging a small ray of light in the conviction of 6 accused,
00:27the survivor made it clear that for her, justice remains incomplete.
00:32To recap, the actor was assaulted on February 17, 2017,
00:35after being forcibly confined in a car for nearly 2 hours.
00:39The case led to the trial of 10 accused.
00:41On 7 December 2025, the Aina Kulam Principal Sessions Court convicted 6 accused,
00:46including prime accused Sunil, sentencing them to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.
00:52However, actor Dilip and 3 others were acquitted by the same court.
00:55In her statement, the survivor also laid out serious allegations of procedural lapses.
01:00She alleged that her fundamental rights were not protected,
01:03claiming that the most crucial piece of evidence, the memory card,
01:07was illegally accessed three times while still in court custody.
01:11She further revealed that two public prosecutors resigned,
01:14citing a hostile court environment and warning her that justice was unlikely.
01:18As outrage continues to grow, actor Manju Warrior, Dilip's former wife,
01:23has also spoken out, calling the verdict deeply troubling.
01:26Manju said justice for the survivor is still incomplete,
01:29adding that the mind that planned and enabled this crime still walks free.
01:33Dilip, meanwhile, has maintained his innocence.
01:35After his acquittal, he alleged a conspiracy to frame him
01:38and accused Manju Warrior of being a part of it,
01:41claiming he was the real victim.
01:43The verdict may have closed one chapter of this nearly nine-year-long case,
01:56but the survivor's words have reignited a wider debate
01:59about power, privilege and whether justice truly applies equally to all.
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