20-year-old alleges rape by film producer in Coimbatore, accused denies charges
India Today
A woman has filed a rape case against a film producer claiming that he had sexually abused her when she was a minor. The absconding accused, in a video recording, claimed that he was falsely implicated and that she had taken money from him and cheated him.
A 20-year-old woman has filed a complaint with the Pollachi all women's police station in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore alleging that she was raped by a man claiming to be a film producer when she was a minor. Responding to this, the man released a video stating that the woman had taken money from him on multiple occasions and had cheated him.
The woman, a native of Chennai, in her complaint, stated that she was a first-year student in 2019 and had seen an advertisement seeking an actress for the lead role in a movie based on the Pollachi gangrape issue.
She said that when she called up the number, she was asked to come to a lodge for an audition by the alleged accused, Partiban, a film producer. The woman in her complaint said that she was given drugs and raped by Parthiban. The girl said that the incident took place on December 22, 2019.
She further said that upon regaining consciousness, Parthiban had offered to marry her after she turned 18. Later, he had sexual intercourse with the woman on many occasions under the false pretence of offering her the lead role in the movie.
The woman said that she had even got pregnant once and was forced to terminate the pregnancy.
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The complainant alleged that she got married to Partiban on November 20, 2020. They had shared an apartment and lived together for 15 months in Coimbatore.
