India, Dec. 8 -- A Kerala court on Monday acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in a case relating to the kidnapping and sexual assault of an actress in Kochi in 2017.

The Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Court, however, found six others, including prime accused Sunil N S alias Pulsar Suni, who directly committed the crime, guilty.

The prosecution could not prove the charge of conspiracy against actor Dileep, it said. A detailed order is awaited.

The verdict was pronounced by Ernakulam principal sessions judge Honey M Varghese, who had concluded the hearing in the trial on November 25.

The actress, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, was abducted and allegedly molested in her car for two hours on the night of Febr...