Mumbai: Police in Maharashtra’s Thane city have arrested a woman and three others for allegedly threatening and molesting a female artiste by promising her a role in a Hindi film. An official gave this information on Friday.
The 24-year-old victim lodged a complaint with the Kasarvadavali police station, where a case was registered against the accused on Thursday night, he said.
“The accused told the victim that she had been selected for a role in an upcoming Hindi film, and asked her to meet its director/producer in Thane, who was coming from Lucknow. He told her to give him her demands. She was called to a farmhouse on GB Road in Thane city on Thursday, the police officer told PTI.
However, the woman informed her parents about this and also approached the film wing of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
“On Thursday evening, the accused took the woman to the designated place in a car. However, on the way, they touched her inappropriately and pointed a weapon at her. After reaching the spot, the victim mustered courage and secretly contacted her aunt and also sent her the farmhouse location to the MNS workers she was in touch with, he said.
Party workers reached the spot and apprehended the accused, who was later identified as Rahul Tiwari (30), his sister Kanchan Yadav (25), Rakesh Yadav (35) and Birlal Yadav (30), and thrashed them.
A video of party workers thrashing the four accused was shared on social media by MNS Chitrapat Sena chief Ameya Khopkar, which went viral.
They took the accused to Kasarvadavali police station on Thursday night, where an offence under 354 (assault or use of criminal force to any woman intending to outrage her modesty), 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation), 34 (common intention) of the IPC and also relevant sections of the Arms Act was registered against them, police said.
Police said they have seized a country-made revolver from the accused and probing the case further.
(With PTI Inputs)
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