FIR LODGED AGAINST ANURAG KASHYAP

Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap after actress Payal Ghosh accused him of raping her in 2013, an official. Kashyap has dismissed the allegations as baseless. The First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Versova police station on late Tuesday night after the actress along with her lawyer Nitin Satpute approached the police.

The FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code Sections 376 ( I) (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty,), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 342 (wrongful confinement), the official said, adding that further investigation is underway.

According to the police, Mr Kashyap will be called for questioning in connection with the alleged seven-year-old incident. In her police complaint, the actress alleged that Mr Kashyap raped her at a place on Yari Road in Versova in 2013. The actress and her lawyer earlier approached Oshiwara police station in Mumbai on Monday, but they were asked to go to the Versova police station as the alleged incident took place at the under Versova police’s jurisdiction, the official said.