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Defence engaged in character assassination: Model's lawyer

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"There is a possibility of several other sexual abuse cases coming to light if the investigating agency is given a chance to probe the case in the proper way," said the complainant's advocate Chitra Salunke, while opposing the anticipatory bail application (ABA) of IPS officer Sunil Paraskar on Friday. Salunkhe claimed Paraskar is a high-rank officer and, thus, there is a possibility of him influencing the witnesses in the case.

The advocate maintained that the advocates appearing on behalf of the accused had gone to the extent of assassinating the model's character. "Time and again, the defence advocate took her name while advancing with his arguments. It's clearly mentioned in the law books that one can't reveal the name of the victim. To show as if the victim was running an escort business, the defence had mentioned that her sister runs three beauty parlours (implying that they were a front for the escort business). What was the reason to get into so many personal details...?" argued Salunkhe.

She claimed that as per a media report, Paraskar, through his lawyer, had informed the court that the model had falsely implicated him in the case because he had arrested her in a PITA case for allegedly running an escort business. "It was a completely false statement... Thus, he had misguided the case..." she added.

Salunke said, as per the model, on December 7, when Paraskar allegedly raped her, he came in a private car owned by Bimal Agarwal, an accused in the 26/11 bomb squad suit scam. "Why does an officer of commissioner level want to come in a vehicle owned by an accused? This is additional ground over which his ABA should be rejected," she said.

The court, after hearing the arguments, adjourned the case to Tuesday.

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