Pulsar Suni.Kochi: The prime accused in the attack on a popular Malayalam film actress Friday night spoke to six prominent persons from the industry, including a leading film producer, his phone records of that night show.
The phone records recovered by the police show that Sunil Kumar aka Pulsar Suni, who planned the assault, received a call from a leading film producer late Friday night, sources said. The phone number he received the call from has been switched off since then.
The popular actress, who was on her way from Thrissur to Kochi Friday night, was abducted by a gang that reportedly took pictures of her to blackmail her. They released her after harassing her for 2 hours.
The actress's driver Martin was arrested on the same night, while two others were arrested Sunday in Coimbatore.
"We have already identified the rest of the gang members and the probe is on. We will inform you at the appropriate time," inspector-general of police P. Vijayan told reporters here.
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According to Sunil's sister, he doesn't share good relations with his family since he turned 17.
"The last time he came was a few months ago and he called me on Friday also. He was working as a driver for people in the film industry," she told media persons.
By now, leading superstars Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi -- also a Rajya Sabha member of the BJP -- have condemned the incident and have expressed their moral support to the actress.
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Former president of the BJP's state unit V. Muraleedharan said the police believe that the kidnapping was planned by a professional gang.
"There are reports that the actress had suffered after she had differences of opinion with a leading film star. And now, with the police saying that this was planned by a professional gang, the police is duty-bound to conduct a fair probe," Muraleedharan said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) convened a meeting of the film fraternity in Kochi Sunday evening and expressed their moral support to the actress.
