Model-cum-TV actress accuses pilot of rape on the pretext of marriage

MUMBAI: A model-cum-TV actress has accused a pilot of raping her on pretext of marriage, a police official said on Monday. The woman submitted a complaint at the Oshiwara police station in suburban Mumbai last week af ter which an FIR was lodged against the accused on Monday, he said.

In her statement to the police, the actress said in December last year, she met the accused, a professional pilot, on a matrimonial site and he promised to marry her, the official said.

Af ter that, the pilot, a native of Bhopal who currently resides in Mumbai, would of ten talk to her on phone and also chat on social media platforms, he said. Around 10 days ago, he called up the victim and expressed a desire to meet and also see her residence, the police said. -