Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap arrives at the Versova Police Station for questioning in a rape case.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who arrived at the Versova Police Station earlier this morning after being issued summons on Wednesday, was questioned today in a rape case filed by an actor last week. The Producer-Director has called the allegations that he raped the actor at his house in 2013 as "baseless" and said he intends to take legal action in the matter.
His lawyer Priyanka Khimani is also at the police station.
The summons was issued after the actor met Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari along with Rajya Sabha MP and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale seeking Mr Kashyap's arrest.
She had questioned the "delay" in arresting Anurag Kashyap and said she would resort to a hunger strike if no action is taken.
On Monday, while addressing the media with Minister Athawale, the actor had said she is facing a threat to her life and demanded Y-plus security. Mr Athawale, who has backed the actor's demand for Mr Kashyap's arrest and security cover, said his party RPI(A) would protect her.
The actor had recently accused Mr Kashyap of forcing himself on her in 2013. According to the actor, he had named three other actors as being "just a call away." In response, she claimed to have told Mr Kashyap, "You have given a chance to Richa Chadha, Mahie Gill, Huma Qureshi... they are so nominal looking girls. Generally, directors don't give them chance but you have done a great job. But I am not mentally prepared for this right now (sic)."
The filmmaker has issued a statement through his lawyer stating that he was "deeply pained by the false allegations of sexual misconduct that have recently surfaced against him".
"These allegations are completely false, malicious and dishonest. It is sad that a social movement as important as #metoo movement has been co-opted by vested interests and reduced to a mere tool for character assassination. Fictitious allegations of this nature seriously undermine the movement and seek to unconscionably trade upon the pain and trauma of actual victims of sexual harassment and abuse. My client has been fully advised of his rights and remedies in law and intends to pursue them to the fullest extent," the statement read.
While Richa Chadha has sent a legal notice to the actor, Huma Qureshi has responded with a note in which she writes that the comments made her angry and that to the best of her knowledge, Anurag Kashyap never behaved improperly with her or anyone else.
Mr Kashyap has also received support from various sections of Bollywood, including ex-wives Kalki Koechlin and Aarti Bajaj both of whom have defended him.
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