Model-turned-actress Gauahar Khan was stunned after being allegedly molested and slapped by a man on the sets of India's Raw Star. Bollywood too was taken aback by the audacious act of the accused. A few members of the Bollywood fraternity members took to Twitter to express their anger over the incident and extend their support to the actress.
The incident took place when Gauahar was shooting for the grand finale of the reality show India's Raw Star. Apparently, the man had problems with Gauahar, being a Muslim woman, wearing a skimpy outfit. Gauahar was wearing a shimmery backless dress.
Objectifying women in showbiz has always been an issue. Bollywood however has often come out in support of members who have been at the recieving end of such misogynistic incidents.
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According to the police, a member of the audience, Akil Malik, 24, walked up to the stage, allegedly misbehaved with her and then slapped her. The incident happened at Studio number 9, Filmcity in Goregaon East.
Watch Gauahar's reaction here:
A police officer said, "Malik told the actress that he was against her wearing short clothes before slapping her. He touched her inappropriately as well. Following this, guards deployed at the show intervened and stopped him. He was immediately handed over to the police. We took him in custody and have sent him for medical examination. He will be arrested soon."
At the time of going to press, the Aarey Colony police was in the process of registering a case under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 354 (assault or criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty) under the Indian Penal Code. "We will be taking statements from the actress. Currently we are interrogating the accused. Investigations are on," said Punjabrao Ugale, DCP of Zone 12.
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