Instead of registering an FIR against casting director Vicky Sidana, following actor Kritika Sharma's allegations that he tried to rape her in 2013, the Versova police are asking her a bunch of peculiar questions. Bizarrely, they have asked her to identify an autorickshaw driver who drove her from the crime scene to the airport five years ago, although he had nothing to do with the incident. The cops have also called two of her friends to record their statements.

mid-day had reported on October 21 that the cops allegedly refused to register an FIR, stating that they would have to first check the facts, since the case dates back five years ago. The cops had recorded her detailed statement on October 18, when she had submitted her written complaint. An officer said, "As she could not recollect certain things, we gave her a letter on October 19 asking for more details. She has not yet responded."