Versova police arrested the 25-year-old for allegedly robbing Rs 10 lakh worth of jewellery from her sister’s house; she had lodged a rape case on April 25 against the actor
Shiva Devnath (MID-DAY; August 2, 2014)


The woman who had accused actor Inder Kumar of assaulting and raping her was arrested yesterday for robbing her sister of Rs 10 lakh in jewellery. Her sister had reported the case to the Versova police three days ago.

Cops told the complainant had reported the missing jewels from her house in New Mhada building at Four Bungalows four days ago.

Cops had taken the case against an unknown accused. The woman’s sister, before going to the police, had asked her if she was the one who had taken the jewellery since she stayed in the same house. The woman denied committing the theft.

After the complaint was made, police started questioning people. When they interrogated the woman, she confessed to having stolen the jewellery and cops arrested her on Friday. Police Inspector S Kulkarni from Versova police station confirmed that the woman had accepted she had committed the robbery.

Mid-day had reported on April 26 that the 25-year-old had lodged a rape case against the actor. She had walked into the Versova police station in the morning, alleging that the actor had raped and brutally assaulted her the previous night at his apartment in Versova. She said she had met Kumar at a party three months prior to the alleged rape and had been friends with him as he had promised her a role in a Salman Khan film.

Kumar had been arrested on charges of rape, causing grievous hurt and criminal intimidation under the Indian Penal Code. The sessions court on June 23 granted him bail on a bond of Rs 30,000.

Pallavi, Kumar’s wife, told mid-day, “If a woman can rob her own sister, it is but obvious that she levelled those charges to extort money from my husband who is a celebrity. The girl’s actions clearly indicate that she framed my husband.”

Police said the woman would be produced in court today, after which they would start recovering the stolen ornaments.

— Inputs by Bharati Dubey

Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; June 20, 2014)

“I have a 15-month-old daughter and wife to fend for and I have no work, no house and no money,” says Inder Kumar, who is now out on bail.

It may be pointed out that the actor was accused by a struggling actress of raping and assaulting her. The actor was then arrested and he spent 45 days in prison before getting a bail. He says, “When I got arrested, my daughter fell ill. My wife, Pallavi, asked for help to bail me out, but no one came forward.” To make things worse, just before his incarceration, the landlord of his rented apartment apparently issued an eviction notice to his wife Pallavi. “She was asked to vacate the house in just one month,” says the actor, who now has only one film in hand.

“It is difficult for me to get a house on rent now. My stuff is lying in a warehouse and we are living at a friend’s place. Only one person stood by us — Dolly Bindra; other than her, my wife and I didn’t receive a single phone call from anyone in the film industry,” he says.

“I have no money in the bank; we had to sell our car to pay lawyers. It took just one person to shatter my reputation. I really want to know why the law does not give you a chance to give your side of the story. I respect women, but in this case, the woman was seeking revenge.”

So was he in a relationship with the struggling actress? The actor replies that he doesn’t want to talk about the case as the matter is subjudice. Ask him about his alleged drug addiction and the actor says, “There is a misconception about it. After my helicopter fall, my back has been acting up often. When I was moved to Arthur Road jail, it got aggravated and I needed painkillers to get rid of the pain, that’s it,” he says.

Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; April 29, 2014)

Actor Inder Kumar’s wife Pallavi has come out in defence of her husband and is blaming the struggling actress for framing him. She also blames the police for being negligent. She says, “My husband met this girl on April 2 at his gym. She told him that she was offered a film with Ali Zafar and since she allegedly couldn’t afford a gym membership, she requested him to help her in her workouts. Inder told her that he would do it if I permitted him to do so. Next thing I know, she came home and I found things to be quite fishy. I asked Inder to avoid her which he did."

When asked if Inder promised her a role in a Salman Khan film, Pallavi denied it. “It’s not as if Salman is going around distributing roles to people.” Pallavi adds that it was the girl who was chasing Inder even though he kept avoiding her. “She sent him a picture of her slit wrist and then Inder scolded her,” she says.

Pallavi also points out that she went to her mother’s house along with their kid because she was irritated with all that was happening. “Three days later that I found out that Inder was was staying with that girl in her house.” Pallavi claims that after Inder returned home, she warned the girl to stay away from her husband. She says that on April 23, the girl came to their house with an alcohol bottle in hand. “Instead, she is saying that she was held captive for two days. The police need to check all the records and statements.”

The actor’s wife points out that on April 24, an inebriated Inder slit his wrist. “When this girl told me that Inder has attempted suicide, I called the police who took them to the Versova police station. If Inder had been raping her all this while, why didn’t she complain earlier?” Pallavi says Inder is no longer a drug addict and has been clean ‘since the last two years’. “When that girl left the building at midnight, there were no struggle marks on her body. What prompted her to lodge a police complaint in the morning is beyond me,” says Pallavi.

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Sahil Malik, the girl’s cousin, refutes all the charges levelled against his sister. “She is so scared that she has not spoken to the media at all. Inder called her on April 23 and emotionally blackmailed her. When my sister went to his place, he locked her up. He then beat her and even raped her. The medical report is evidence enough to show that Inder physically abused her. My sister stayed quiet on April 24 only because he had threatened her with dire consequences.”

TNN | THE TIMES OF INDIA (April 27, 2014)

Mumbai: Actor Inder Kumar, who was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping and assaulting his girlfriend, who is a model, was produced before a holiday magistrate court in Bandra on Saturday. He has been remanded in police custody till Wednesday.

Kumar’s wife told the media that her husband was innocent and the complainant had trapped him. She added that the girlfriend was pressuring Kumar for a relationship after threatening to harm herself.

Denying allegations leveled by his girlfriend, Kumar told the police he had had consensual sex with her. The girlfriend said the attack took place after Kumar, who is in a troubled relationship with his wife, was summoned by the police following his wife’s complaint for torture and his affair.

The actor allegedly raped his girlfriend, hit her with beer bottles, kicked her in the stomach, bit her and burnt her with cigarettes at his Versova flat on Wednesday. The woman also alledged that Kumar had locked her up. His lawyer, Amarendra Padgaonkar, told the court Kumar and the model had fought with each other after which the actor, his wife and girlfriend went to the cops. But the girlfriend reportedly didn’t mention the harassment at that time. “There was no rape. They were in a consensual relationship. The woman willingly lived in his house. The actor had not locked her up,” said Padgaonkar. 
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PTI (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 27, 2014)

A local court on Saturday sent actor Inder Kumar Saraf to police custody till April 30 on the charge of raping his girlfriend after prosecution said it was a serious offence and they need time to probe. The 40-year-old actor, who was arrested on Frday by Versova police, was produced before a Bandra Magistrate, who remanded him in police custody for four days. The victim lodged a police complaint alleging that the actor had sexually assaulted her since Wednesday night at his Andheri apartment before she escaped from his flat on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

She said the actor had molested her on the pretext of getting her roles in films. The victim also claimed that she had been thrashed and hit with a beer bottle by Inder. She had burn wounds on her body indicating that the actor burnt her with his cigarettes, police said. Inder told police that he is being framed. He has even said that he had consensual sex with his girlfriend, the model.

Outside the court, Inder's wife told reporters that her husband was innocent and had been trapped by the victim. The model had threatened to commit suicide if he did not involve himself in a relationship with her, she alleged.

The actor's lawyer Amarendra Padgaonkar said there was a fight between the model and the actor on April 24 following which Inder, his wife and the victim had gone to the police station. However, police sent them back saying they were busy as it was an election day. If she was raped, why did she not mention this on that day to police, he asked

Vijay V Singh | TNN (THE TIMES OF INDIA; April 26, 2014)

Mumbai: TV and film actor Inder Kumar was on Friday arrested for allegedly raping and brutally assaulting his girlfriend in his Versova flat on Wednesday. The woman said the attack took place after Kumar, who is in a troubled relationship with his wife, was summoned by the police following a complaint by his wife over torture and his affair.

The police arrested actor Inder Kumar Sarraf on Friday after his girlfriend alleged that he had sexually assaulted her. The Versova police said she has been admitted to hospital, where her condition was stable.

Kumar, who has acted in about 20 films and a television serial, had a troubled relationship with his wife, who lives with her mother in the same building, in Versova. He allegedly fought with his wife on Wednesday and took out his anger on his girlfriend.

The actor allegedly hit his girlfriend with beer bottles, kicked her in the stomach, bit her and tortured her with cigarettes.

Kumar allegedly went to her house in Andheri, threatened and warned her not to approach the police. But a relative helped her to file a police complaint.

The police have booked Kumar under Sections 376 (rape), 342 (wrongful confinement), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 506-2 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

His girlfriend had sought help in getting modeling or acting assignments last month. She told the police that Kumar, however, physically exploited her after promising help.

Kumar lives at Seven Bungalows and his wife used to occasionally visit his flat. She, however, found Kumar with his girlfriend and fought with him on Wednesday. The wife approached the police, alleging that Kumar was torturing her and was in a relationship with another woman. She sought police help to get a divorce.
The police summoned Kumar and warned him about his aggressive behaviour and told the couple to approach a court for a divorce.

Kumar returned home angry with his girlfriend and allegedly raped her. He then allegedly attacked her and locked her in the flat. She managed to flee from the flat early on Friday. Kumar told the police that he had consensual sex with her.  
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Priyanka Borpujari (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 26, 2014)

Actor Inder Kumar Saraf - known for his roles in 'Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' and 'Wanted' - was arrested on Friday by the Versova police on charges of raping and assaulting a 23-year-old model. The woman has been admitted to Cooper Hospital with severe injuries to her head and limbs.

The 40-year-old actor has been booked for rape, grievous hurt, criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, and causing grievous hurt by dangerous means, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.

According to senior inspector Harishchandra Parmale of Versova police station, Saraf was in a relationship with the model, and had promised her arole in a movie.

The model's cousin told the police that his sister had met Saraf at a party a month ago when she was working with a production house. They began to meet frequently, and Saraf allegedly told her about his failing relationship with his wife. "But he would also often beat up my sister," said the cousin.

According to the police, Saraf's wife Pallavi had complained to them about her husband having an extramarital affair earlier this week. But they later sorted the matter.

However, the model's cousin said that on Wednesday evening, Saraf called her to his home, where he kept her 'captive' for two days. Moreover, he allegedly threatened to kill her, saying that she could not harm him as he was well-connected and 'a friend of Salman Khan'. "On Thursday night, he got drunk and began to hit her with a beer bottle and then raped her. When he fell asleep, she escaped from the house at 2 am," added the cousin.

Twelve years ago, Inder was married to film publicist Raju Kariya's daughter Sonal Kariya, his first wife. The couple have a daughter, but got divorced after two years. Raju Kariya has been taking care of his daughter and granddaughter since. "Inder is not a good man, but these allegations are baseless. He can never rape a woman. I don't want to say anything bad about him because he is the father of my granddaughter," said the 65-year-old. When the police asked him about Inder's wife, Kariya said, "Inder married four times after he married my daughter Sonal."

Originally from Kolkata, Inder, who essayed the role of 'Mihir' in the popular TV serial 'Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', has acted in movies like 'Maa Tujhe Salaam' and 'Baaghi'. 
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Shiva Devnath (MID-DAY; April 26, 2014)

A wounded 23-year-old aspiring model and actress landed at the Versova police station at 9.30 am yesterday, alleging that Bollywood actor Inder Kumar had brutally raped and assaulted her at his apartment in Versova on Thursday night.

The woman, who met Kumar at a party three months ago, had stayed friends with him as he had promised to get her a lead role in a Salman Khan film. Kumar has acted in films like Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi , Tumko Na Bhool Payenge and other films starring Salman Khan. Kumar has been arrested and charged with rape. He will be produced in court today.

The survivor, who had gone to the police station with her elder sister, claimed that Kumar had a fight with his wife on Thursday and turned up at her doorstep in the Four Bungalows area, asking her to spend time with him as he was lonely. The woman agreed and went to his house at Shantiniketan building in Seven Bungalows, Versova. Kumar stays on the sixth floor of the building, while his wife stays on another floor.
 
Threat and assault
On Wednesday, Kumar and his wife had a fight while the actress was at his residence. Kumar’s wife approached the police the same day, alleging that he had assaulted her. In turn, Kumar told the actress that he would kill her if she did not defend him. Accordingly, the survivor told the police that his wife was lying.

Kumar then dropped her home and headed back to Versova before going to her at night. “I was scared and took his side as he had threatened to kill me,” said the woman. “At night he took me to his house and began threatening me again. He then broke a beer bottle and attacked me with it, injuring my stomach and hands, before brutally raping me. He left me wounded on the floor.”

“When I regained consciousness around 1.30 am, I escaped Kumar’s house with the help of one of his friends, who had just arrived on the scene. Kumar came to my house an hour later and started banging on the door, but I did not open it. I called up my sister in the morning and she brought me to the police station,” the woman added.

She also alleged that Kumar had raped her at her house a week ago and threatened that she would be kidnapped and killed if she went to the police. “We have registered a case of rape and assault, including criminal intimidation, against Kumar and arrested him. The woman is recuperating at Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle,” said V Harishchandra Parmale, senior inspector of Versova police station. “We have arrested Kumar and he will be produced before a court on Saturday.”

Incidentally, members of the society where Kumar lives were fed up with him for allegedly drinking and beating up his wife. They had served him a notice a few days back, asking him to vacate the rented flat by Saturday.