Ankit Tiwari granted bail
Sharmeen Hakim Indorewala (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 23, 2014)

A Sessions Court on Thursday granted bail to the Bollywood singer Ankit Tiwari, arrested earlier this month for allegedly raping his girlfriend. However, he is not allowed to travel abroad without the court's permission. He has been granted bail on the condition that he has to submit his passport and cannot enter the vicinity of her area or threaten the witnesses. Judge V M Mohite asked Tiwari to furnish a cash bond of Rs 20,000.

Tiwari's bail application said he was being implicated in order to 'extort money and abolish his reputation and career', mainly with the intention of blackmail.

The lady had accused Ankit of video taping her in a compromising position with him after getting her drunk at her sister's birthday party. According to the complainant, the singer had promised to marry her and then threatened to release the tape if she did not consent to a physical relationship with him.

In his defense, Tiwari claimed that it was absolutely absurd that he would be able to do anything without the complainant's consent with her friends and family around. Moreover, it was he, whose image would be tarnished if the tape got released. He claimed that he broke all ties with her when he realised she was a divorcee with a child. The complainant refuted the allegation