Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani held for rape, blackmail of aspiring actress
Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani was arrested in Maharashtra after being on the run for 40 days following allegations of rape and blackmail. The victim claims Noorani used recorded videos of sexual assault to threaten her over a four-year period.
Why it matters
This case underscores the ongoing issue of sexual violence and exploitation within the entertainment industry and the legal system's response to such crimes.
MUMBAI: Producer-director Shakeel Noorani (73) was arrested on Saturday from a Mahabaleshwar farmhouse after being on the run for 40 days for allegedly raping an aspiring actress repeatedly over the last four years, threatening to release videos of the assault and inducing a miscarriage.Malwani police produced him before a court, which remanded in police custody till Aug 12.Sections 64(2)(M) (rape), 123 (causing hurt by means of poison), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 88 (causing miscarriage) of BNS have been invoked against him.In her complaint, the woman said, Noorani, who is also a scriptwriter, called her to his Malwani residence four years ago under the pretext of discussing a film script, spiked her drink and raped her.
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