MUMBAI: Mumbai police have registered an FIR in opposition to a casting director for allegedly raping a 26- year-old TV actress below the pretext of marriage, a police official mentioned on Monday.
The FIR was registered final week after the actress submitted an utility at Versova police station right here, accusing the casting director of raping her at numerous areas within the metropolis after promising to marry her, the official mentioned.
The accused, additionally aged 26, and the sufferer knew one another for the reason that final two years, he mentioned.
The accused had assured the actress that he’ll marry her, however when he later refused to take action, the girl lodged the First Info Report (FIR), the official mentioned.
“Now we have registered the FIR in opposition to the accused below Indian Penal Code Part 376 (rape). No arrest has been made. We’re conducting an investigation into the case,” Versova’s senior police inspector Raghvendra Thakur mentioned.
