Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 8 -- Following Kerala court's aquittal on Monday of actor Dileep in the 2017 actress abduction and assault case, retired IPS officer B Sandhya who led the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that first arrested the Malayalam actor said that the courage to pursue a high-profile case in the face of intense pressure was in itself a challenge.

Stating that when she had taken up the case in 2017, it was one of the most sensitive assignments she had taken up and she knew from the start that framing charges under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) in a case tied to the film industry would be extremely challenging.

"It is the nature of the Section, it is not easy to get conviction," the retired IPS official told ANI.

"Thi...