Malayalam actor Siddique appears for questioning in rape case

Special investigation team has been investigating the veteran actor on suspicion of raping an aspiring artiste in a hotel room in Thiruvananthapuram in 2016

Actor Siddique appeared for questioning on Monday (October 7, 2024) at the office of Thiruvananthapuram City Police Commissioner Sparjan Kumar.

A special investigation team (SIT) has been investigating the veteran actor on suspicion of raping an aspiring artiste in a hotel room in the city in 2016. 

The Supreme Court had earlier temporarily stayed Mr. Siddique’s arrest.

Actor Biju Pappan and Mr. Siddique’s son, Shaheen Siddique, accompanied the actor.  

Mr. Siddique had earlier sent an e-mail to the SIT expressing his willingness to appear for questioning.

His defence team confirmed that the mail was sent on October 3. The actor mentioned in the communication that he would cooperate with the probe.

He had gone absconding after the Kerala High Court had rejected his anticipatory bail in the case on September 24. He surfaced at his lawyer’s office here after the apex court granted him anticipatory bail on September 30.

Published - October 07, 2024 10:29 am IST