​Kerala actress assault case: 8-year timeline of the trial

​TRIGGER WARNING: The article contains references to rape and abuse.​On February 17, 2017, a leading Malayalam actress was abducted while travelling to a film set in Thrissur. A group of men assaulted her inside a moving vehicle and recorded videos of the attack. The actor reported the crime the very next day. This alone was groundbreakingas her courage became the first crack in an industry that operated with silence and fear.​