A small-time actress has filed a rape case at the Oshiwara police station against her former co-actor. The Oshiwara police have registered a case under section 376 (rape) and 507 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal code against the accused, Maneet Middha alias Ahwan Kumar, 30. The accused is yet to be arrested.
According to the police, the woman and the accused were in a relationship since 2011. "The duo met each other in 2011 on the sets of a television serial where they played the role of husband and wife. They got into a relationship and under the pretext of marriage, Middha allegedly sexually assaulted the woman on several occasions between 2011 and 2014," said S Vele, senior PI of Oshiwara police.
When the woman recently that they should get married, he allegedly went back on his words and refused to marry her, said the police. "The accused started avoiding her and threatened her. As a result, the woman approached us on Saturday and filed a complaintagainst the actor," said an officer. The Oshiwara police are hunting for the accused who is currently absconding.
