Actor Stabbed In Mumbai, Allegedly For Rejecting Man
V Narayan (THE TIMES OF INDIA; October 28, 2020)

Mumbai: A 29-year-old model-turned-actress, Malvi Malhotra, was allegedly stabbed in the stomach by a producer, who had been stalking her for months, on a busy road in Versova around 9pm on Monday. Yogesh Kumar Singh (26) also allgedly tried to slash the face of Malhotra, who has acted in TV series ‘Udaan’ and film ‘Hotel Milan’. She was rushed to Kokilaben hospital where her condition is reported to be stable.

Police sources said Malhotra was walking home after a work meeting when Singh accosted her and asked her to get into his car. When she refused, he threatened to kill her and also end his life. “Singh pulled out a knife from his pocket and stabbed her. He tried to slash her face, but she shielded it due to which she ended up suffering injuries on both hands. She has suffered three deep injuries for which she will need to undergo surgery. Singh has been following her for one year,” Atul Patel, a family friend of Malhotra, told TOI
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Mumbai: Actress-model Malvi Malhotra, 29, was late Monday evening allegedly attacked by a producer who had been stalking her for months. She had returned from a photo shoot in Dubai just a day before the attack. The incident took place barely 3 km from Versova police station. Locals, who witnessed the attack, alerted police.

Malhotra, who has featured in a few Malayalam and Telugu films as well as advertisements, got acquainted with the accused, who introduced himself as a producer, after she accepted his friend request on social media in 2019. In her police complaint, Malhotra has said, “I met Singh in January to discuss a music video he was producing. He later proposed marriage. When I stopped talking to him and blocked him on social media, he got annoyed. He used to wait outside my building for hours. I was returning home on Monday when he waylaid me and asked me to get into his car. When I refused, he stepped out and stabbed me. Singh then fled in his car.”

Malhotra, who is from Himachal Pradesh, moved to Mumbai seven years ago. Her parents learnt about the incident by a local resident. “I rushed to the hospital after Malvi’s father, who is a friend, called me up,” said Patel. A case has been registered against Singh and a search launched to trace him.

(Inputs from S Ahmed Ali)
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Actor Malvi Malhotra knew the accused Yogesh Mahipal Singh for a year but had stopped talking to him after he made advances; he stabbed her in the abdomen and arms on Monday
Vallabh Ozarkar (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 28, 2020)

Actor Malvi Malhotra was stabbed on Monday night by an acquaintance for allegedly turning down his marriage proposal. She was attacked with a knife in Versova on her way back home from a café. Malhotra was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where she is currently undergoing treatment. Her condition is said to be stable.

The accused, Yogesh Mahipal Singh, who calls himself a producer, is on the run. Senior police inspector Raghvendra Thakur said they have got access to CCTV footage from the area and a probe is underway. “We have deployed several teams to trace him,” he said, adding that a First Information Report (FIR) for attempted murder has been registered under section 307 of the Indian Penal Code.

The police said the incident took place around 9 pm on Monday, when Singh followed Malhotra and questioned her about avoiding him. After a heated argument, he stabbed her in the abdomen and on her arms and fled the scene.

In her statement to the police, Malhotra said she came to know Singh over Facebook a year ago and had met him only once. She also said he had been pestering her to marry her, but she turned down his advances and rejected his marriage proposal.

Malhotra came to Mumbai from Himachal Pradesh a few years ago to make a career in the Hindi film industry. She debuted in 2017 with ‘Udaan’ and has also acted in a few Tamil movies. She has featured in several advertisements for clothing and beauty brands, and acted in television serials and stage plays.