Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani Arrested In Mahabaleshwar In Alleged Rape And Blackmail Case

Mumbai Police has arrested Bollywood filmmaker Shakeel Noorani following a month-long manhunt. As per multiple media reports, the Joru Ka Ghulam and Bade Dilwala director was arrested after a 33-year-old aspiring actor accused him of raping and threatening her. Scroll below to read more details.

Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani Arrested In Alleged Rape And Blackmail Case

As per multiple media reports, the Malvani police arrested the 73- year-old director following a month-long manhunt in a case registered on the complaint of a 33- year-old aspiring actress 40 days ago. He was arrested after police tracked him to his farmhouse in the Medha locality of Mahabaleshwar in Satara district. The victim alleged that Shakeel sexually abused her over four years as well as poisoned her, leading to a miscarriage.

In her complaint – lodged 40 days ago, the aspiring actor also claimed the accused had called her to his residence in the Malvani area here on the pretext of discussing the script of an upcoming film project, where he allegedly spiked her drink and sexually assaulted her. She stated that when she regained consciousness, Noorani showed her an intimate video on his mobile phone and threatened to circulate it if she approached the police or informed her family.

She claimed that the filmmaker subsequently used the purported video to threaten her and sexually assault her on multiple occasions. She added that he also gave her contraceptive pills following the assault and poisoned her, causing a miscarriage.

Shakeel Noorani Evaded Arrest For Over A Month

After the case was registered, Noorani reportedly went into hiding. The police first searched his son’s house at Lokhandwala in Mumbai’s Andheri area, which proved futile. He was finally apprehended from his farmhouse in Mahabaleshwar based on technical inputs. A official revealed he was brought to Mumbai on Saturday and placed under arrest.

Shakeel has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 64 , 123 , 88 and 351 . He produced before a local court and will remain in police custody until August 12.

Noorani’s lawyer, Vikas Singh Goar, denies all allegations. They claimed that the filmmaker had been falsely implicated.

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