MUMBAI: Bollywood producer-director Shakeel Noorani, 73, has been arrested from a farmhouse in Maharashtra’s Satara district after allegedly being on the run for 40 days following a criticism by an aspiring actress who accused him of rape, blackmail and inflicting her miscarriage.Noorani was arrested by Mumbai Police on Saturday and produced earlier than an area court docket, which remanded him to police custody until August 12.The 33-year-old lady has alleged that Noorani sexually assaulted her repeatedly over a interval of 4 years after allegedly spiking her drink, and later threatened her with a video of the assault.The case has been registered at Malwani police station below Sections 64(2)(M) (rape), 123 (inflicting damage via poison), 351(2) (prison intimidation) and 88 (inflicting miscarriage) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Lady alleges assault after movie script assembly
Based on the girl’s criticism, Noorani referred to as her to his residence in Mumbai’s Malwani space round 4 years in the past on the pretext of discussing a movie script.She alleged that Noorani spiked her drink and raped her. When she regained consciousness, he allegedly confirmed her a video of the assault recorded on his cell phone.The girl claimed Noorani threatened to flow into the video if she approached the police or knowledgeable her household.She alleged that he subsequently used the video to blackmail her and sexually assaulted her on a number of events over the following 4 years.The girl additionally alleged that Noorani repeatedly gave her contraceptive capsules after the assaults. Based on police, she additional alleged that Noorani poisoned her, leading to a miscarriage.
Police hint Noorani to Maharashtra farmhouse
Noorani went into hiding after the FIR was registered round 40 days in the past, police stated.Investigators searched a number of places, together with the home of Noorani’s son in Lokhandwala, Andheri, however have been unable to search out him.Police ultimately traced him to a farmhouse in Medha, in Maharashtra’s Satara district, utilizing technical inputs.“A police staff even searched his son’s home in Lokhandwala, Andheri. We traced him to a farmhouse in Medha, Satara. Our Medha police counterparts detained him. Our staff then took his custody,” stated a Malwani police officer.The police staff introduced Noorani to Mumbai on Saturday and formally positioned him below arrest.DCP (Zone 2) Sandip Ghuge stated investigators had been gathering info and monitoring leads for the reason that criticism was filed.“He went into hiding after the FIR was filed 40 days in the past. A police staff even searched his son’s home in Lokhandwala, Andheri. We traced him to a farmhouse in Medha, Satara. Our Medha police counterparts detained him. Our staff then took his custody,” stated a Malwani police officer.
Noorani denies allegations
Noorani’s lawyer, Vikas Singh Goar, informed TOI that his consumer had been falsely implicated.The police have invoked provisions of the BNS referring to rape, inflicting damage via poison, prison intimidation and inflicting miscarriage.Following his arrest, Noorani was produced earlier than an area court docket, which remanded him to police custody until August 12.The allegations towards Noorani are but to be established in court docket.Noorani, who has additionally labored as a scriptwriter and producer, has directed a number of Hindi movies.His filmography contains Vishnu Devaa (1991), Shreeman Aashique (1993), Bade Dilwala (1999) and Joru Ka Ghulam (2000).Joru Ka Ghulam, launched in 2000, starred Govinda, whereas Bade Dilwala featured Suniel Shetty.
