Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 28 -- The Kerala government on Friday moved the state high court challenging the acquittal of actor Dileep and three others by a trial court in the 2017 actress abduction and gang rape case.

The Ernakulam principal sessions court, in December last year, had found Dileep and three others not guilty in the case, stating that the prosecution could not prove the charges of criminal conspiracy against the actor.

The court, however, found six others, including first accused Sunil NS aka 'Pulsar' Suni, guilty of offences, including gangrape, kidnapping and conspiracy. The sessions court later sentenced them to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.

The acquittal of Dileep in the case had sparked strong response from many ...