A case of rape has been registered against Bollywood producer and T-Series head Bhushan Kumar after he was accused of allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman.
As per reports, the victim was abused on the pretext of getting work in the producer’s company.
Although no arrest has been made, an investigation is currently in progress.
“Case registered u/s 376 IPC against Bhushan Kumar, managing director, T-Series, at DN Nagar Police station on allegations of rape with a 30-year-old woman on the pretext of engaging her for a project at the company. Probe underway, no arrests made till now,” a Police told news agency ANI.
Mumbai | Case registered u/s 376 IPC against Bhushan Kumar, managing director, T-Series, at DN Nagar Police station on allegations of rape with a 30-year-old woman on the pretext of engaging her for a project at the company. Probe underway, no arrests made till now: Police
— ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2021
Back in 2018, during the #MeToo movement that had taken Bollywood by storm, Bhushan Kumar was accused of sexual harassment by an anonymous Twitter user. In the tweet, a woman, an actress claimed that she was dropped from the film because she “refused to sleep with the ‘boss’.”
Kumar, later released a statement, denying the sexual harassment allegations against him. In his note, he claimed that the #MeToo allegations were being used as a tool to malign his reputation.
Bhushan Kumar is known for his work in the Hindi film industry. He took control of the music company T-Series in 1997 when he was 19 years old after the murder of his father, Gulshan Kumar.
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