Actor Sharad Kapoor accused of inappropriate behavior towards woman, case filed: police

Sharad Kapoor starred in the films ‘Josh’, ‘Kargil LOC’ and ‘Lakshya’ starring Shah Rukh Khan. (File)

Bombay:

On Saturday, police said a case was registered against Bollywood actor Sharad Kapoor for allegedly behaving inappropriately with a woman and touching her inappropriately at his home in the western suburbs.

According to the official, the alleged incident took place at the actor’s residence in Khar earlier this week.

In her complaint, the 32-year-old woman accuses Sharad Kapoor of inviting her to his house on the pretext of discussing the shooting of the film. He called her to his bedroom, behaved inappropriately and forcibly touched her, the official said.

He also said that after their meeting, he allegedly sent the woman a WhatsApp message using vulgar language.

The official said the woman claimed to have contacted the actor on Facebook and later communicated with him via video calls.

Based on the complaint, the police registered a first information report (FIR) against Sharad Kapoor under sections 74 (use of criminal force or assault on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 75 (sexual harassment) and 79 (insulting the modesty of a woman by words, gestures, sounds or any object) – he said.

Further investigation is ongoing, the official said.

Sharad Kapoor starred in the films ‘Josh’, ‘Kargil LOC’ and ‘Lakshya’ starring Shah Rukh Khan.

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