Tanushree Dutta submits complaint against Nana Patekar
The HinduActor Tanushree Dutta on Saturday submitted an application at Oshiwara police station seeking the filing of an FIR against fellow actor Nana Patekar for allegedly harassing her on the sets of a film in 2008. Sources said the statement mentions Mr. Patekar touching Ms. Dutta inappropriately under the pretext of teaching her dance steps. The officer said, “The statement was accompanied by an application seeking that Mr. Patekar be booked for outraging a woman’s modesty under the Indian Penal Code.” Ms. Dutta, in her application, has also mentioned that following the incident in 2008, when she refused to shoot for the song and retired to her vanity van, news media were called and some people shouting slogans of the Mahashtra Navnirman Sena had also gathered outside. However, many parts of my complaint were omitted/deleted and only an FIR of rioting and causing damage was registered while the main culprit was allowed to go scot free," Ms. Dutta has stated in her application, which demands action under sections 354, 354, 509 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against Mr Patekar, Mr Acharya, Mr Siddiqui, Mr Sarang and MNS party workers.