In a shocking incident, a TC actress was molested by her co-star at a Holi celebration party in Mumbai. The 29-year-old actress, who has worked in several TV shows and mini series, has now filed an FIR against the co-star.
As per reports, the incident took place at a Holi party in Mumbai's western suburbs on Friday.
The actress claimed that the co-actor turned up drunk at the party and inappropriately touched her while applying colour without her consent.
In her statement, she told the police, "He was trying to put colours on me and other women in the party. I did not want to play Holi with him hence I objected and went away from him".
"I went and hid myself behind the panipuri stall at the terrace but he came after me and tried to put colour on me. I covered my face, but he forcefully grabbed me and put colour on my cheeks and then told me, ‘I love you and will see who saves you from me’. After this, he touched me inappropriately and put colour on me. I pushed him away. I was mentally shocked and went straight to the washroom," the actress said.
The actress added that when she informed her friends about the incident, they confronted the accused actor, but he misbehaved with them as well.
The actress then went to the police and filed an FIR, and the accused actor has been booked under Section 75(1)(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
A sub-inspector from the police station told the media, “On the complaint of the actress, we have booked the accused male artist. We have served him a notice and are investigating the case. We will be recording the statements of others present in the party and also check CCTV footage.”
