Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani was arrested after a 33-year-old actress alleged that he raped and sexually assaulted her repeatedly. According to her complaint, she fell unconscious after Noorani allegedly gave her a drink, then claimed he showed her a video and threatened to circulate it if she contacted police.

Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani, 73, who directed films including Bade Dil Wala and Joru Ka Ghulam, was arrested by the Malvani Police in the early hours of August 8 in connection with an alleged rape and sexual assault case filed by a 33-year-old actress. The Malvani Police registered a case under Sections 64(2)(M), 123, 351(2) and 88 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Shakeel Noorani Arrested

According to the police, the actress first met Noorani at an awards event in Lokhandwala in 2016. She alleged that Noorani spoke to her about an upcoming project and asked her to contact him for work, according to Mid-Day.

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