Mumbai director tries to take off assistant’s clothes, says he loves her, will defame her if she resists

Mumbai city news: The director took her home on the pretext of signing a movie contract with her

A 34-year-old film director was arrested for allegedly molesting his 29-year-old assistant at his residence in Mahim on Saturday.

He threatened to ruin her career if she told people about the incident, but she went to the cops the same day. (Pic for Representation)

According to Mahim police, the director asked the woman to meet him at Mahim railway station at 11.30 pm on the pretext of signing a contract with her for a movie. He took her to a bar after they met at the station.

The accused got drunk there and despite the woman asking him to drop her at the railway station, he took her to his residence insisting that they must sign the contract, said the police. The director tried to take her clothes off and when she cried for help, he gagged her with his hand and threatened to defame her in the film industry if she made any noise. He told her he loved her and tried to get intimate with her.

She repeatedly pleaded and finally managed to calm him down. The director fell asleep and that’s when she called his relative to inform him about the incident.

The director got scared when he received a call from his relative and dropped the woman at the railway station at 4am. He also threatened her of ruining her career if she said a word about that night to anyone. He also threatened to kill her. However, she approached the Mahim police the same day and registered an FIR against the director.