Thane woman raped after beingpromised film roles; 4 booked

 

 

 

POLICE here have registered a case against a man for allegedly raping a 34-year-old woman on multiple occasions under the pretext of getting her good acting offers in the film industry. Another woman,her husband and their daughter have also been made accused in the case on charges of threatening and blackmailing the victim, who belongs to a SC cast and is a resident of Majiwada areain Thane city.

 

The accused woman got in touch with the victim about three years back and claimed to have contacts with people on high positions in the film industry,an official from Kapurbawdi police station here said. The woman, after promising to make the victim a big star, took her victim to Singapore where she introduced her to a man, claiming he was an influential person. The man took the victim to his house in Singapore and offered her drinks. He allegedly raped her there,aswell a son different occasions at hotels inMumbai and other places, the officialsaid.The accused woman filmed the victim in objectionable acts with theman and started blackmailing her, he said.

 

Later, the accusedwoman,her husband and her daughter repeatedly called up the victim, harassedher and threatenedher with dire consequences, the police said. The accused also abused the victimover her caste, the official said. Based on the victim’s complaint, the police registered an FIR against the four accused under relevant legal provisions for rape, criminal intimidation and other charges, as well as under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention ofAtrocities)Act, thepolice said.