2017 Kerala sexual assault case: Complainant says she is ‘not alone in this fight for justice’

The complainant in the 2017 Kerala sexual assault case on Monday spoke up on social media for the first time about her “journey from being a victim to becoming a survivor”. The complainant, an actor, was allegedly kidnapped and sexually abused inside her car for two hours on February 17, 2017.

Malayalam actor Dileep is among the 10 accused persons in the case and is alleged to have been the mastermind of the assault. The accused persons had reportedly filmed the assault to blackmail the woman.

Dileep had been arrested in July 2017, but is currently out on bail after being in jail for three months.

“To see justice prevail, to get wrongdoers punished and to ensure no one else goes through such an ordeal again, I shall continue this journey,” woman wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. The woman said that her name and identity “have been suppressed under the weight of the assault”.

The complainant also alleged that she has been humiliated and silenced on many occasions.

“But at such times I have had some who stepped forward to keep my voice alive. Now when I hear so many voices speak up for me I know that I am not alone in this fight for justice,”…

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