The Supreme Court has extended interim protection from arrest for Malayalam actor Siddique in an alleged rape case. The Kerala police accused Siddique of non-cooperation and tampering with evidence. The case,

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended for two weeks the interim anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique, who faces alleged charges of raping a young actress. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and SC Sharma decided to extend the interim relief after Siddique's counsel sought time to

In their report, the Kerala Police urged the court not to give precedence to the liberty of Siddique over “the threat of disrupted investigation”.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the interim protection from arrest till further orders granted to Malayalam film actor Siddique in an alleged rape case.A bench of Justices Bela

The Supreme Court granted pre-arrest bail to the actor on September 30 on the condition that he would appear before police for questioning and cooperate with the investigation into the alleged rape case.

Supreme Court extends bail for Malayalam actor Siddique in sexual assault case amid investigation into film industry harassment.

This particular article contains information regarding sexual assault which might be triggering for some readers.  The Supreme Court has extended the interim anticipatory bail granted to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case for an additional two weeks.

Siddique, who has starred in over 300 films, mainly in Malayalam, faces charges of raping a woman actor on the pretext of discussing a “non-existent” film project at a hotel in Thiruvananthapuram in 2016.

The Supreme Court has extended Mollywood actor Siddique's interim anticipatory bail in a sexual assault case. Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma made this decision after a request for more time by Siddique's lawyer.

Considering the influence and clout of the accused some of the evidence will be tampered and witnesses will be threatened, said the police, underlining the actor's custodial interrogation was "absolutely necessary".