Bollywood singer Yash Wadali booked for molestation

The woman, in her complaint, alleged that Wadali held her collar with an intent to outrage her modesty in public

Bollywood singer Yash Wadali has been booked for allegedly molesting a 39year-old woman in Mumbai. The case was registered at Bangur Nagar police station in Malad (West) on Wednesday.

The incident took place at the residence of the victim’s friend, where the accused and few other friends were also present in Goregaon till early Wednesday morning.

“The woman, in her complaint, has alleged that Wadali held her collar with an intention to outrage her modesty. She has also accused Wadali of abusing her in front of other guests. No arrest has been made so far and further investigation into the matter is underway,” said an officer from Bangur Nagar police station.

Based on the complaint filed by the woman a case has been registered against the singer under section 354 (punishment for sexual harassment), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

While a preliminary probe is on Wadali has not been asked to visit the police station in connection with the case.

The incident took place at 5 am where the victim had gone for drinks with a group of friends, post a party. She complained that Wadali grabbed her by her shirt collar, pushed her and used abusive language. The police will be quizzing Wadali in the case.

The 27-year-old is the youngest in the family of popular Sufi singer duoWadali brothers.

In another incident, Bollywood actress Koena Mitra has lodged a harassment complaint against an unknown caller.

Oshiwara police registered a case under molestation (509) of IPC against an unknown person on Sunday.

“He called her multiple times in two days from different telephone numbers. We are trying to trace the accused based on these call details,” the official said. Further investigations are underway.

Talking to the media, Koena said that she is awaiting further action in the case. Talking about the harrowing experience, she said, “From July 24, I started getting calls from random numbers, many among them being Mumbai numbers too. They called me non-stop. I changed my handset too. Usually, I don’t take a call from an unknown number. But once I answered... he started talking nonsense and filth, it took me seconds to react. I was literally frozen. And after a few minutes, I was just angry and fired him. And after that, there was a marathon of calls. I was tired of answering the calls. A day later, he called again and I fired him and he abused me in Marathi.” When the calls didn’t stop coming, she decided to approach the police.