Mumbai: On Monday, actress Payal Ghosh joined the Republican Party of India (A) led by Union Minister Ramdas Athavale in Mumbai and was named vice-president of the women’s wing. Ghosh had recently accused Anurag Kashyap of rape, an allegation denied by the filmmaker.
The actress had lodged a rape case against Kashyap in September and met Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari and demanded action against the filmmaker. He was accompanied by Rajya Sabha member Athavale. The two also met Mumbai Police Joint Commissioner (Law and Order) Vishwas Nangare Patil.
Mumbai police had registered a case against Kashyap after the actress alleged sexual misconduct. The first information report (FIR) was lodged at the Versova police station on September 22, when the actor approached the police along with his lawyer Nitin Satpute. Recorded under sections 376 (I) (rape), 354 (criminal offense of assaulting a woman with intent to violate her modesty), 341 (incorrect restraint) and 342 (incorrect imprisonment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Was.
Payal Ghosh alleged in his police complaint that Kashyap raped her in 2013 at a place on Yari Road in Versova.
