Anurag Kashyap's Lawyer Releases Official Statement After His Police Interrogation; Filmmaker Denies All #MeToo Allegations By Payal Ghosh
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap recorded his statement with the Mumbai police, in the FIR lodged against him by Payal Ghosh who alleged that the director sexually harassed her. Now, Kashyap’s lawyer Priyanka Khimani releases a statement on the same. Read On
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap recorded his statement with the Mumbai police recently, after he was summoned for questioning in connection to an FIR lodged against him by Payal Ghosh, who alleged that the director sexually harassed her. Payal had earlier taken to social media to share how Kashyap forced himself on her and levelled #MeToo allegations against him. Later, Kashyap also reacted to the allegations on social media and denied them. Now, Anurag Kashyap’s lawyer Priyanka Khimani releases a statement on the same.
In the statement released by Anurag Kashyap's lawyer, Priyanka Khimani, the filmmaker denied all the allegations made against him by Payal Ghosh. The statement mentioned that Kashyap provided documented proof that he was away in Sri Lanka, shooting for one of his films and denied that any such incident took place. The statement reads, “In an FIR registered with the Versova Police Station, one Ms. Payal Ghosh has alleged that in August 2013, my client, Mr. Anurag Kashyap, called her to his house and sexually harassed her. My client presented himself for questioning before the investigating authority on 1st October 2020. Mr. Kashyap has denied all wrongdoing in the matter and has provided his statement to the police. The material provided by Mr. Kashyap, in support of his statement, demonstrates that the complaint of Ms. Ghosh is an outright lie. Mr. Kashyap has provided documentary proof of the fact that throughout August, 2013 he was away in Sri Lanka in connection with the shooting of one of his films. Mr. Kashyap has categorically denied that any such alleged incident ever took place and has also denied all allegations levelled against him.”
The statement further read, “These sudden, belated allegations of an alleged incident of August, 2013 have been widely publicised by the Complainant for the purpose of vilifying Mr. Kashyap, irrespective of the outcome of the judicial process. Mr. Kashyap is confident that the falsity of the complaint has been exposed, not only by the evidence presented by Mr. Kashyap, but also the ever-shifting version of events put forth by Ms. Ghosh in the media. Mr. Kashyap is apprehensive that now that the falsity of her allegations in the FIR have been established, she will alter her version of events in the investigative process as well. Mr. Kashyap is distressed with the false and reckless allegations made against him that have caused pain to him, his family and his fans. Mr. Kashyap intends to vigorously pursue the legal remedies available to him. Mr. Kashyap vehemently denies any such incident, as has been alleged, and has sought for severe action against Ms. Ghosh for misusing the criminal justice system and for hijacking the Me Too Movement for her ulterior motives. Mr. Kashyap is confident that justice will prevail.”
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Anurag Kashyap’s lawyer’s statement mentioned that the #MeToo allegations levelled against him have caused pain to him, his family and his fans. It also mentioned that he intends to pursue the legal remedies available to him, and has sought for severe action against the Bengali actress. Meanwhile, after the #MeToo allegations levelled against him, Anurag Kashyap’s ex-wives Aarti Bajaj, and Kalki Koechlin extended their support to him in long penned posts on social media. Apart from Kashyap’s ex-wives, Bollywood actresses-Taapsee Pannu, Radhika Apte, and others also stood in his support. Also Read: Anurag Kashyap Leaves Versova Police Station After Almost 8 Hours Of Questioning In Payal Ghosh's #Metoo Case Against Him- VIDEO
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