​Kerala actress assault case: 8-year timeline of the trial; Dileep awaits verdict in historic courtroom battle​

TRIGGER WARNING: The article contains references to rape and abuse.On February 17, 2017, a leading Malayalam actress was abducted while travelling to a film set in Thrissur. A group of men assaulted her inside a moving vehicle and recorded videos of the attack. The actor reported the crime the very next day. This alone was groundbreaking as her courage became the first crack in an industry that operated with silence and fear.As reported by Bar and Bench website, driver Martin Antony was arrested on Day 1. Within a week, history-sheeter Sunil NS alias Pulsar Suni was named as the first accused. Four others followed. Until then, it looked like a brutal crime solved quickly, until a letter surfaced from inside the jail.