Marathi actress assault case: 'She held his collar and slapped him,' say police

The cars of the complainant and accused had come face to face on a road already narrowed by parked vehicles on both side

A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly abusing and assaulting a Marathi film actress, who is also the wife of an officer from a central agency. The police accused Pritam Verma got into a scuffle with the actress on February 26 near Jain Hospital at Goregaon West. Verma lives in Motilal Nagar and used to work in the BPO sector. He is currently jobless.

At the time of the incident, Verma and the complainant were driving their cars in opposite directions. They came face to face on a road already narrowed by parked vehicles on both sides and could not move ahead.

When the accused refused to reverse his car, the actress walked up to Verma. She told the police that she found him inebriated. She held his collar and slapped him. Verma then slapped and abused the actress before pushing her, said an officer from Goregaon police.

"During a medical test, Verma was found to be drunk. Therefore, on a complaint of the actress we registered a case and arrested him," said the officer. Verma faces charges including molestation and assault. He was produced in a Borivli court the next day and remanded in judicial custody for two weeks.