Ready to undergo polygraph test in abduction case: Dileep

Popular Malayalam actor Dileep on Monday said he was ready to undergo a polygraph test to prove his innocence with regard to his alleged involvement in the case of molestation of a top actress, in Kochi.

The actor’s response, posted on his official Facebook page, comes after recent revelations in the case that yet again placed him under the scanner over his alleged links with the key suspect in the case, Sunilkumar aka Pulsar Suni.

“Brain mapping, narco-analysis or polygraph test, I’m ready for anything. Not to make anyone else the accused, only to prove my innocence,” Dileep said. The actor, in a police complaint, said a prison-mate of Suni demanded Rs 1.5 crore from him to not name him in the case. Television channels have also released telephonic conversations between Suni and one of Dileep’s associates in which Suni is heard making similar demands. According to the police, the actress was molested in a moving car by Suni on the night of February 17.

Reports that Suni and his associates were hired to abduct and molest the 30-year-old actress had led to allegations on the involvement of Dileep who had a reported professional rift with the actress. “People involved in this campaign against me want my viewers to distance themselves from me,” Dileep said in his Facebook post. The actor said despite his innocence, he was being targeted by a group of people who wanted his upcoming film, Ramaleela, and subsequent releases to fail.