Actor Dileep, according to Kerala's Director General of Police Loknath Behera, has been accused of conspiracy behind the abduction and assault of the actress."Dileep has been arrested after prima facie evidence of a conspiracy in the case of a prominent actress from the state being kidnapped and molested," Mr Behera told reporters on Monday.

On February 17, the actress, while travelling by road to Kochi for work, was held captive in a moving car for nearly two hours while four men molested her and also took photos on their cellphones. She was dumped near the house of a director, who called the police.

Six people, including main accused Pulsar Suni, the driver she had sacked, were arrested.

A hotel that actor Dileep owns in Kochi was attacked and ransacked by angry youth late last evening. As a coincidence, Dileep's last film in 2016 was "Welcome to Central Jail" and people who gathered in front of the jail was heard shouting slogans, "Welcome to Central Jail".