'Film script, pills, miscarriage': 73-year-old director arrested for raping actress
Shakeel Noorani, the 73-year-old Bollywood producer, was apprehended at a farmhouse in Maharashtra after eluding law enforcement for 40 days. He faces grave allegations from an aspiring actress who claims he raped her, blackmailed her, and caused her miscarriage over a span of four years. Utilizing technical intelligence, police located Noorani in Satara district and detained him. He has since…
Bollywood producer-director Shakeel Noorani, 73, was arrested in Maharashtra's Satara district after being on the run for 40 days. According to an aspiring actress who filed a complaint, Noorani allegedly raped her, threatened her with a video of the assault, and caused her to miscarry. The woman also claimed that Noorani repeatedly gave her contraceptive pills.
Noorani went into hiding following the initial complaint and was found and arrested by the police on Saturday. He was initially remanded in custody until August 12. Noorani's lawyer claims the allegations are false.
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