Anushka Pathak, Mumbai Uncensored, 8th Jan 2022:
A 25-year-old actress has been arrested by the Versova police for allegedly harassing, disrobing, and taking pictures of her domestic help who is a minor. The accused was living in a flat in Versova and is a struggling actress.
As per reports, the victim had been working at the accused’s residence for the past four months. The victim revealed in her statement that the accused would assault her every now and then claiming she did not work properly.
On Sunday night when the victim got late in completing her work, the accused started assaulting her, forced her to undress, and took photos and videos of her.
“The accused assaulted the minor victim with footwear because of which she sustained injuries on her head. The victim then visited a hospital for treatment and when her elder sister asked how she got the injury, she narrated the whole incident to her. The sister then took the victim to the police station where they lodged a complaint against the accused.” said a police official.
The police official added, “We have registered an FIR based on the complaint, under the Sections 326 (assault), 354 (b) (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) and 504 (intentional insult) of the Indian Penal Code and also under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).”
“ We have arrested the accused, who claims to be a struggling actor. She will remain in police custody till Monday,” said Siraj Inamdar, Senior Inspector, Versova Police Station.
