Vijay Raaz arrested for harassing and molesting crew member

News Desk

The Bollywood actor Vijay Raaz has been arrested by the police in Gondia near Maharashtra when he was shooting for Vidya Balan’s next venture ‘Sherni’.

According to media reports, Vijay Raaz was arrested on the ground of assaulting his crew-member who was staying in a Hotel along with the other star cast. All the cast and crew of the film was staying in two different hotels in Gondia and used to go to Balaghat, some 40 km from Gondia, every day for shooting in forest areas. Vidya Balan was also staying in the same hotel where the incident happened.

The reports further revealed that Vijay Raaz was continuously harassing and molesting his crew-member during evening hours for at least three days. And at the end the victim approached the local police and lodged an FIR against the actor.

According to ANI report, the Additionl SP of Gondia, Atul Kulkarni has said that Vijay Raaz was arrested from Gondia allegedly for molesting a woman crew member. He said that a case has been registered.

The actor was booked under section 354 (A and D) of the Indian Penal Code and produced before the local court but was later released on bail.