Manju Not Dileep’s First Wife: Police on a Hunt for Records

KOCHI:
In a new twist to the personal life of actor Dileep, who was arrested in connection with the Malayalam actress abduction and assault case, a Malayalam news channel revealed that Manju Warrier is not the first wife of the actor.
According to the latest reports, Dileep married once before tied the knot with Manju. Dileep married a women who belongs to Aluva and a distant relative of him.
The marriage was registered at Aluva Desam office in the presence of his close friends. They were in serious relationship which led to the marriage.
Dileep started his film career after the marriage where she met Manju Warrier and fell in love. Later, Dileep separated with his first wife, who is now residing at UAE.
It was reported that the police investigating the actress attack case found the secret of his first marriage. It is also said that Manju Warrier was not aware of Dileep’s first marriage.
Police is now on an effort to retrieve the records from the registration office. The registration was made in his official name, Gopalakrishnan and it is suspected that Dileep had not officillay separated from the women.
Though the identity of the women is not known, it is reported that she is in UAE. Police started efforts to contact the women.
Actor Dileep’s personal life has always been a hot topic in the gossip columns. He divorced Manju Warrier in 2015 and married Kavya Madhavan in 2016. The audiences and media celebrated every incident in Dileep’s life, including his marriage with Manju Warrier, divorce, and marriage with Kavya Madhavan.
Dileep, who was arrested in connection with the case on July 10, has been charged under various sections of the IPC, including one for hatching a criminal conspiracy for abduction and assault of the actress in a moving car on February 17.
The remand of actor Dileep was extended till August 8 by the Angamaly court. The court said that there was prima facie evidence of the actors involvement in the case. The accused was a prominent actor and could influence the witnesses if left out on bail.
A S Sunil Kumar (Appunni), the manger of actor Dileep, who was arrested in connection with the Malayalam actress abduction and assault case, admitted to the police that he know Pulsar Suni, who was the prime accused in the case.
Appunni said that he know Pulsar Suni long back ago even while he (Suni) was the driver of film actor and MLA Mukesh. But he said that he was not aware that Suni had any connection with Dileep.
When Suni called Appunni from jail, Dileep was also close by. The conversation was passed on the Dileep. He said that he was not aware of any conspiracy.
Appunni said that Suni had called to his mobile number as they were know each other for a long time. He also said that he was not aware that if Dileep and Suni met eachother.
Appunni who was absconding from July 10, when Dileep was arrested, appeared before the investigating team when his bail plea was rejected by the court. After questioning him for six hours, police seized his mobile phone.
Appunni said that he was not directly involved in the abduction and assault case. Appunni will be asked to appear before the investigation team again.
Earlier, Singer cum anchor Rimi Tomy was questioned by the police. It is reported that Rimi Tomy is a close friend of Dileep and his wife Kavya Madhavan. She was under scanner after the attack on the actress.
Actress Kavya Madhavan, wife of arrested Malayalam actor Dileep was also questioned in connection with the abduction case. The questioning of Kavya Madhavan comes in the wake of allegations that prime accused Pulsar Suni had handed over the mobile phone, in which the crime was recorded, and a memory card to someone associated with the actor.