Anurag Kashyap has reached Versova Police station to record his statement in connection with the alleged sexual misconduct case registered by the actress Payal Ghosh. Mumbai Police registered an FIR against Kashyap on 22nd September after Payal along with her lawyer Nitin Satpute approached them. The actress in her FIR stated that the filmmaker has allegedly raped her in 2013. However, Anurag Kashyap has denied the allegations by terming them ‘baseless’.
On 20th September, the actor had accused Kashyap of sexual misconduct. In her complaint she had mentioned that in August 2013, the filmmaker called her to his flat located at Yari Road in Mumbai on the pretext of giving her work in his movie. Kashyap had then pushed her onto the sofa and had forced himself on her. Following her complaint a case under Sections 376 (I) (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty,), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 342 (wrongful confinement) of Indian Penal Code was registered.
On Monday, the actor accompanied by the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale, in a media conference had demanded that Kashyap should be arrested. The actress also met the Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari, seeking protection and arrest of the filmmaker.
On the counterpart, Kashyap in an official statement dismissed the allegations, claiming that they were ‘baseless’. “I neither behave like this nor do I ever tolerate this at any price,” he had stated. Many of his Bollywood colleagues including Taapsee Pannu, ex-wife Kalki Koechlin had came out in support of him.
