Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 13 -- A Kerala court on Friday awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to the six people convicted in the sensational 2017 actress abduction and gang rape case that made national headlines, sent shock waves through the Malayalam film industry and prompted far-reaching shifts in state movie bodies.

On December 8, Ernakulam principal sessions judge Honey M Varghese had acquitted actor Dileep on the charge of conspiracy in the case while finding six accused - Sunil NS, aka 'Pulsar' Suni, Martin Antony, B Manikandan, VP Vijeesh, H Salim and Pradeep - guilty of charges including gang rape, kidnapping, intent to outrage a woman's modesty, and conspiracy. The verdict brought to conclusion a trial that ebbed and f...