Published 14:47 IST, September 22nd 2020
Payal Ghosh's building sealed after lack of lady cop prevents complaint on Anurag Kashyap
According to sources, BMC has sealed Payal Ghosh's residence in Andheri because of COVID-19 cases. She is scheduled to file a complaint against Anurag Kashyap
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Actor Payal Ghosh, who has accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual assault, h said that she will file an FIR against him at Oshiwara Police Station by Monday evening. However, she was t able to file a complaint because of n-availability of a woman constable at police station. According to her lawyer, Nitin Satpute, Payal was uncomfortable telling entire incident to male officer and y will go to Oshiwara police station tomorrow afteron (Tuesday).
w, it turns out that BMC has sealed Payal Ghosh's residence, Oakland Park Society, in Andheri West because of Coronavirus cases. Payal Ghosh's lawyer in a statement has said that he will release a mess at 3.00 pm regarding time y will be visiting to Oshiwara or Versova Police station for furr action. actor said that her vocate will also be writing to Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to provide security, as re is a threat to her life.
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As per latest guidelines, a building is sealed if over 10 cases are found, else only house in which re are cases are sealed. It remains to be seen if that was reason for Payal Ghosh's residence being sealed.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has been accused by actor Payal Ghosh of sexual harassment, on Sunday said claim is "baseless" amid a larger counter against his accuser. Kashyap's lawyer Priyanka Khimani in an official statement on his behalf stated that her client has been deeply pained by false allegations of sexual misconduct that have recently surfaced against him.
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'...on my behalf.. thank you'
"My client, Anurag Kashyap, has been deeply pained by false allegations of sexual misconduct that have recently surfaced against him. se allegations are completely false, malicious and dishonest. It is s that social media movement as important as #meetoo movement has been co-opted by vested interests and reduced to a mere tool for character assassination," statement res.
Anurag Kashyap has found support in his industry friends, with Hansal Mehta, Taapse Pannu, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub as well as former wife, film editor Aarti Bajaj crediting him for creating safe work for women, though concrete comment has been me about specific allegation.
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'My security is at risk. Please help!'
On Saturday, Payal Ghosh took to Twitter and wrote that Anurag Kashyap was sexually inappropriate towards her. 30-year-old actor tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her tweet, requesting him to take action against Kashyap. In a video released to ABN Telugu, Ghosh claimed that incident happened in 2014-2015.
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Dismissing allegations, Kashyap called Ghosh's claim an attempt to "silence" him. "(But) while shutting me up, you lied so much that you dragged or women also in it. Please maintain some dignity mam. All I will say is that all your allegations are baseless," Kashyap, tweeted.
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Meanwhile, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma responded Payal Ghosh's tweet and asked her to register a complaint against director. While speaking to Republic TV, Payal Ghosh said that she will be filing a complaint with NCW through an Email immediately. She also detailed her version of events and me grave allegations against Kashyap.
14:47 IST, September 22nd 2020