The Kerala High Court imposed a penalty of ₹25,000 after dismissing Pulsar Suni’s tenth bail plea, noting that he had submitted fresh applications within days of earlier rejections.
Kochi: NS Sunil, widely known as Pulsar Suni, was convicted on Monday in the 2017 Malayalam actress assault case, bringing closure to one of Kerala’s most high-profile and widely debated criminal trials. His arrest in 2017 had been as dramatic as the case itself, with Suni arriving at the court on his Pulsar motorbike.
The night that changed Suni’s life
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On the night of February 17, 2017, Suni allegedly led the gang that attacked a prominent actress while she was travelling from Thrissur to Kochi. The group, in a traveller van, rammed the actress’s car before forcing their way inside. The driver of the car the actress was travelling in, Martin Antony, was later revealed to be part of the conspiracy. During the journey, the actress was repeatedly threatened, and upon reaching Kochi, Suni assaulted her and filmed compromising visuals.
Within hours, Martin Antony was arrested, followed by gang members Vadival Salim and Pradeep on February 19, and Manikandan the next day. Pulsar Suni himself was dramatically taken into custody on February 23, after he arrived on a motorbike to surrender in court.
Actor Dileep was named as the eighth accused in the case only many months after Suni’s arrest . The Police team traced the link through a letter written by Suni from prison. Dileep was questioned on June 28, 2017 and arrested on July 10.
The prosecution later alleged that Dileep had sent Suni ₹100,000 in 2015, and photographs of the two together surfaced during the investigation. The investigating team had also reported that Suni had worked as Kavya Madhavan’s driver.
The bail battle
Since his arrest in February 2017, Suni has remained in judicial custody for over seven years. While other accused secured bail at different stages, Suni’s pleas were repeatedly rejected, ten times by the High Court and several times by the Supreme Court. The Kerala High Court imposed a penalty of ₹25,000 after dismissing his tenth bail plea, noting that he had submitted fresh applications within days of earlier rejections.
Ultimately, in September 2024, the Supreme Court granted Suni bail, citing the indefinite delay in the trial.
Suni’s fascination with Pulsar motorbikes earned him the moniker Pulsar Suni among friends. His attempted surrender in court, dressed to resemble a lawyer and arriving on a Pulsar bike, cemented the nickname in public memory.
Published: 08 Dec 2025, 05:14 pm IST
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