Director Balachandra Kumar, main witness in actor assault case, dies

ALAPPUZHA: The main witness in the actor assault case and director P Balachandra Kumar died here Friday morning. He was under treatment for kidney and heart ailments at a private hospital in Chengannur. Balachandra Kumar's revelation against Dileep turned crucial in the actor assault case.

Balachandra Kumar was Dileep's intimate friend. His revelation put the eighth accused, Dileep, in deep trouble. Dileep was initially charged with rape.



Balachandra Kumar testified that he had seen Pulsar Suni, the main accused in the case, at Dileep's house and that the actor had seen the visuals of the attack on the actress while sitting at home and that he had tried to endanger the investigating officers. With this, Dileep was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and destruction of evidence..