Overview
- Officials say police will file a case and open an investigation after the survivor’s complaint about a video that identified her and fueled online abuse.
- The video, attributed to convict Martin Antony and widely circulated on social media, includes assertions that Dileep had no role in the crime.
- Police say the recording appears to be older footage shot when Antony was out on bail, and they are examining links the survivor submitted of accounts sharing it.
- Revealing a sexual-assault survivor’s identity is punishable under Indian law, and action is expected against those distributing the content.
- A trial court on December 8 convicted six men and sentenced them to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment, while acquitting actor Dileep for lack of evidence, prompting protests and calls to appeal.