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Filmmaker arrested after woman accuses him of rape

Producer-director Ramkumar Kumawat was arrested after the woman alleged that he had raped her on the pretext of giving her a role in his films.

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A Hindi film producer-director was arrested today after a young woman alleged that he had raped her on the pretext of giving her a role in his films, police said.

"Ramkumar Kumawat has directed some small-budget films," an officer from the Versova police station said. "The victim, who is about 24 years old, had gone to audition for a role on Tuesday with a male friend."

At the time of the audition, Kumawat promised the woman that he would give her a major role in films that he planned to produce and called her to his office in suburban Versova on Wednesday, the police said.

But on Wednesday, when the woman went to his office, Kumawat allegedly forced himself on her and told her not to tell anyone. He also told her that such incidents were common in the entertainment business, the police said.

Kumawat, who has directed a set of devotional music videos in the past, also told the young woman to report to a studio in Thane the next day for the shooting of a music video.

But when she went there the next day, he allegedly tried to rape her again. This time, however, she managed to escape and went to the police.

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