Police hand in glove with accused: Tanushree Dutta on clean chit to Nana Patekar

Actor Tanushree Dutta has slammed Mumbai police, for dismissing as "false" and "malicious", sexual allegations charges levelled by her against Nana Patekar and claimed that veteran actor had bribed police into filing such a report.

actor in a statement said, " police were hand in hand with accused right from day one."

"I want to ask how much money did Nana and his people pay police to file such a report and call me a malicious liar," Dutta added.

Mumbai police had filed a 'B Summary' closure report, giving a clean chit to Nana Patekar, in connection with a 10-year-old harassment case, which allegedly took place on a film set.

A 'B Summary' report is filed when police is unable to find evidence in support of complaint filed and hence decides to discontinue investigation.

In September 2018, Dutta had accused Patekar of misbehaving with her on sets of 'Horn OK Please' during shooting of a dance sequence, from which she eventually walked out. She went on to file an FIR against 'Welcome' star who refuted all allegations.

closure report by Oshiwara police station stated that Dutta filed a "false complaint with malicious intent" against Patekar and stated re was mention of sexual misconduct in complaints filed with Cine and TV Artists Association (CINTAA) as well as TV Producers Associations.

However, Tanushree claimed orwise.

" Mumbai Police lied in its report to court that my complaint with CINTAA did t have sexual harassment in it. y were given copy of my handwritten 2008 complaint to CINTAA that clearly mentioned sexual harassment corroborating my 2018 FIR. In 2008 y had refused to even take my FIR and twisted and manipulated complaint to protect accused. CINTAA had issued a written apology for t addressing that complaint." statement read.

B summary report also suggested that all 13 eyewitnesses examined by police did t mention any incident of sexual harassment. Tanushree, on or hand, asserted that two witnesses, namely Janice Sequeira and Shyni Shetty, had given ir testimony in her favour.

" video of my car being attacked with my family on same movie set also was submitted as evidence. And y had Janice Sequeira and Shyni Shetty giving witness testimony in my favour. What more proof does one need to prove harassment?? y produced bogus witnesses to corroborate with accused and mislead investigation," she stated.  

actor also claimed that despite repeated attempts, police never gave any information about any progress in investigation.

"This harassment incident took away my job, career, and livelihood and I had to start all over again in life in a new country. Because in India clearly justice, law, and order is for sale and criminals can buy mselves clean chit by spending crores on bribing law and judiciary whereas women who get harassed, abused and attacked and mob lynched in public get to be called false and malicious if y speak up and put forward a complaint," she wrote in statement.

 “I will stand by my statement forever but I'm done with this fight for w. Nitin Satpute, my advocate in Mumbai will be updating everyone on legal updates on matter!! One person, especially a woman alone cant fight against an entire corrupt system. Unless ors rise with me, I will t be able to continue to push back against this injustice. So choice w is in your hands as my conscience is clear. I did best I could and fought against evil as best as I could. I will have my reward in this life or next but what about you?? I will leave this past behind me like a bad dream and still sleep well but what about you?? I will be able to face myself in mirror and God someday but what about you??”

Referring to whole incident as "corruption at its grossest level", actor, mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi in statement wrote, "Modi ji..what happened to a corruption free India?? Being born in a devout Hindu family maine toh suna tha ki Raam naam satya hai toh phir kyun is desh mein asatya aur adharm ki bar bar Vijay hoti rahi hai?? Jawab dijiye mujhe... (I have always heard that truth always wins, n why does falsehood and dishonesty triumph in this country? Answer me). 

(with inputs from ANI)