Aditya Pancholi on Thursday was booked by the Mumbai police on charges of “physical abuse, harassment and extortion” of actress Kangana Ranaut, says sister Rangoli Chandel.
In a series of tweets, Chandel revealed that a case against Pancholi was registered back in 2007.
Chandel wrote: “Whoever it may concern, complain against Pancholi had been lodged in 2007 for physical abuse harassment and extortion, he has taken more than 1cr from Kangana saying he has fed her for 3 months when she was homeless ( grocery bill of three months 🙄)...(contd)”.
Whoever it may concern, complain against Pancholi had been lodged in 2007 for physical abuse harassment and extortion, he has taken more than 1cr from Kangana saying he has fed her for 3 months when she was homeless ( grocery bill of three months 🙄)...(contd)
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) June 28, 2019
The complaint said Pancholi also beat her up and confined her to his house whenever she tried to approach police during this period.
Chandel continued: “(Contd)... but he wanted more money after that, last message of extortion I myslef received from him was in 2016 which has been submitted to cops and now FIR has been lodged, she had absolutely no time for all this...(contd)”.
(Contd)... but he wanted more money after that, last message of extortion I myslef received from him was in 2016 which has been submitted to cops and now FIR has been lodged, she had absolutely no time for all this...(contd)
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) June 28, 2019
“(Contd)... but everyday cases from him and his wife needs to be fought as they are finding lot of strength in the fact that Kangana is very busy so I have revived this case on her behalf, so her work isn’t disturbed”.
(Contd)... but everyday cases from him and his wife needs to be fought as they are finding lot of strength in the fact that Kangana is very busy so I have revived this case on her behalf, so her work isn’t disturbed 🙏
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) June 28, 2019
Suburban Versova police registered the case against Pancholi under IPC sections 376 (rape), 323 (assault), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison) and 384 (extortion), a senior official said.
According to the complainant, the 54-year-old actor sexually assaulted Kangana between 2004 and 2009, said police spokesperson DCP Manjunath Singte.
She alleged that a further probe is on and Pancholi had not been questioned yet, another police official said.
Reacting to the development, Pancholi, who starred in several Bollywood films in the 1990s, told PTI, "It is a false rape case that they were planning and now they have done it. I was anticipating this. This was pre-planned as I had filed a defamation case against them.
"It is not a small allegation, the law will take its course, I will fight out... the truth will come out."