Three days after British-Pakistani actress Sofia Hayat filed a complaint against actor Armaan Kohli for allegedly assaulting her during their stay at a Lonavla-based bungalow while filming the reality show Bigg Boss, the Lonavla city police arrested Kohli on Monday. Although the Santacruz Police had initially booked Kohli for assault, the Lonavla city police have added charges of sexual harassment against the actor.
Vishnu Pawar, inspector, Lonavla city police said, "We obtained the CCTV footage of the bungalow and upon scanning it, we could verify Hayat's allegations. Kohli was subsequently arrested on Monday night."
A week after being evicted from the reality show, Hayat and her lawyer approached the Santacruz police late on Thursday last week and lodged a complaint against him. Hayat, in her statement to the Santacruz police, accused Kohli of using words and gestures that outraged her modesty and assaulting her during her stay in the Bigg Boss house.
The Santacruz Police, after registering a case, transferred the complaint to their counterparts in Lonavala, who conducted further probe in the matter.
The Santacruz Police had booked Kohli under sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to outrage the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code.
The Lonavla Police further added IPC sections 294 (obscene acts and songs), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 354 a (sexual harassment) in the complaint against Kohli.
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