The row involving film producer Alwyn Antony and director Rosshan Andrrews turned murkier after the former made, what he termed, his dying statement before the media citing the alleged threat to his life and his family from the latter and his goondas.
Addressing a press conference here along with his wife Angelina on Thursday, Mr. Antony said he was scared for his and that of his family’s safety since the director and his goondas who allegedly assaulted him were still free. “If we were to be killed, this should be taken as our dying statement and you (media) should ensure that the director and his goondas are brought before the law,” he said.
An incident on the midnight of March 15, when 15-odd people accompanying Mr. Andrrews allegedly assaulted Mr. Antony at his residence, kicked up a row following which the two filed petitions against each other with the South Police. K.A. Vidhyadharan, ACP, Control Room, is in charge of the case.
Ms. Angelina alleged that the group had come to abduct and kill her son Alwyn John Antony, who had assisted Mr. Andrrews in two films. She alleged that the friendship her son had with a girl, also an assistant to the director, irked the director.
Mr. Antony alleged that there was a possibility of the girl filing a petition against his son at the instance of the director.
When contacted, Mr. Andrrews said he had informed the State Police Chief about the facts and had nothing more to add.
Meanwhile, the police are in the process of preparing a detailed report in the case for submission before the High Court, which had granted an interim bail to Mr. Andrrews.
“We will have to probe the case afresh and take fresh statements of the parties concerned. The Sections charged now will be altered, if need be, after which the report will be submitted before the court probably by Friday evening. It is the court’s discretion to cancel the interim bail or make it permanent based on that report,” said Mr. Vidhyadharan.
As of now IPC Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) had been invoked in the case.