Television and film actor Sanil Sodhi has been arrested by the Mumbai police for sending lewd messages and nude pictures on BBM to a married woman, reported NDTV.

The actor, who has played small parts in TV serials like Naa Aana Iss Des Meri Laado, Ladies Special and Rishtey, was arrested hours after he allegedly sent 25 nude photos of himself to the woman, a friend of his.

The actor has been accused under section 509 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act for electronically transmitting obscene content.

He has acted in Bollywood films like Hu Tu Tu, starring Tabu and Suniel Shetty, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Ma, starring Jaya Bachchan and Nandita Das and Pyar Koi Khel Nahi, starring Sunny Deol and Mahima Chaudhry.

Check out Sanil in an old episode of Zee's television show Rishtey.