Days after the court acquitted actor Dileep in the 2017 actress assault case, the bench has delivered its verdict on the punishment for the six convicted in the case. Pulsar Suni who is the prime accused in the case has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. 

Punishment announced in actress assault case

Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Court Judge Honey M Varghese sentenced Sunil NS, also known as Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijesh VP, Salim H, and Pradeep to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the offence of gang rape. The court also ordered imprisonment for other offences, but they will run concurrently.