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Air-India Pilot-Tv Actress Rape Case: Police Help Accused, 48 Hrs After Written Complaint Submitted, Oshiwara Cops Fail To Record Victim’s Statement
Mumbai: In a startling scenario, more than 48 hours have passed since the complainant victim Tv actress submitted a written complaint of rape, cheating, breach of trust and criminal intimidation to the Oshiwara Police Station, but no action has been taken as yet.
No FIR has been registered as yet and the police are still to summon the rape victim and record her statement. According to sources at the Oshiwara police station, investigations have started but since they are short-staffed due to Covid-19, the victim has been asked to come only on Monday to record her statement.
Pratibha Singh, President of an NGO Bharatiya Nari Adhikar which is helping the rape victim told this reporter that the police are helping the rape accused Air India Pilot Akshat Sethi who is well-connected politically and was flying top leaders of a right-wing political party before joining Air India.
The NGO has claimed that the police are going slow on the case, because the accused is connected to a right-wing political party, which is currently in power at the Centre and the accused was the personal pilot for the top leaders of the right-wing political party. ALSO READ: Accused claimed he owned a Rs 3 crore bungalow in Goa
The concerned political party leaders have influenced the police at the Oshiwara Police Station not to register the case, the NGO has alleged.
The police do not want to register the case and are simply buying time. Or maybe they are giving the accused pilot Akshat Sethi enough time to go in for anticipatory bail, the NGO has alleged.
According to the written complaint filed by a well-known and popular Bollywood and Tv actress residing at Lokhandwala in suburban Mumbai, she has accused a 33-year-old Air India pilot Akshat Sethi (33) of alleged rape and unnatural sex, besides breach of trust, criminal intimidation and cheating.
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The complainant actress/victim has submitted a written complaint to the police at Oshiwara Police station which was accessed by IndyaTv.IN, and the cops are investigating the case.
A senior police official at the Oshiwara Police Station confirmed that they have received the complaint and are looking into it.
The alleged rape accused pilot Akshat Sethi originally hails from Bhopal, but is now living in Mumbai, at Veera Desai Road, Andheri West.
An Air India Pilot Akshat Sethi Has Been Accused Of Rape, Cheating, etc., By A Bollywood Actress!
The concerned pilot was earlier flying private jets for Corporates and also flying political leaders of a right-wing, national political party and has flown almost all the top politicians in the country in the capacity as a personal pilot.
The accused Akshat Sethi is well-connected politically and hails from a political background. His social media timelines are full of photos with senior politicians and Ministers.
The Tv actress (whose name cannot be revealed as per SC guidelines) has been in the Bollywood industry both as a model and an actress for nearly the last 10 years and has done more than 30 films in the South film industry, including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, besides print shoots and other advertisement shoots.
She has appeared in Tv serials on prominent channels having done main lead and second lead roles in various Tv serials.
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According to the written complaint filed with the police, which was accessed by IndyaTv.IN, the Tv actress met the pilot Akshat Sethi on a matrimonial site called Better Half. She wanted to get married and settle down and her family had asked her to search for a groom. So she had created a profile on the matrimonial site, she has stated in her complaint.
Speaking to IndyaTv.IN, the victim actress said: “I was searching for a suitable groom as my family was keen that I get married and settle down. Accordingly, both my family and I were looking for a match and I had created a profile on a well-known matrimonial website. I met the accused person online about a month ago and we became friends. I had made my intention clear to the accused that I was only keen on marriage and nothing else. We had been in touch with each other on phone and chat for the last one month. The accused was in Bhopal all this while. He came down to Mumbai on Sunday and visited my home for a meeting. Unfortunately, there was nobody at my place at the time. The accused convinced me that he was ready to marry me and even said that he was ready for the nuptials within the next 1.5 months. He told me to go ahead with the marriage preparations and make all the bookings. We discussed marriage and the formalities in detail at my home at Lokhandwala in Mumbai. The accused then tried to get physically close to me and managed to coax me to have sex with him. I was not ready to have sex at the first meeting, but the accused almost forced me to have sex by fully taking the initiative and forcibly undressed me. I too got carried away and since we had been discussing marriage with all the minute details and arrangements for the last one month, I gave in unwillingly and the accused had sex with me without any protection 3-4 times at my home – albeit without my complete consent. I only gave in unwillingly because the accused had promised marriage and even finalized all the arrangements. He had convinced me totally that we were getting married within 1.5 months and said we would fly to Bhopal to meet his family the next day. He even allegedly had unnatural sex with me forcibly wherein he pinned me down on the bed using great force. I meekly submitted as I was keen on marriage and did not want to do anything to jeopardize the marriage, which was finalized,” the victim disclosed.
According to the victim’s written complaint, which has been accessed by IndyaTv.IN, the accused began avoiding her from the next day onwards (Monday) and made excuses to meet her.
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“He avoided me on Monday and Tuesday and I began to smell something fishy and went to his house. Then he told me point blank that he was not interested in marriage for various reasons and he did not want to keep in touch with me at all. I tried to plead with him to try and make things work and that we should stay as friends and see how things work out, since just two days earlier he had finalized all the marriage arrangements and had sex with me on the presumption that the marriage was finalized and that we were getting married after 1.5 months. However, the accused flatly refused and began denying everything. He asked me to get out of his house and literally pushed me out. He even threatened to kill me, if I came to his house again. Since then, two days after having forcible sex with me on the pretext of marriage, the accused blocked me on Whatsapp and phone and is now not meeting me or even taking my calls,” the victim has alleged. ALSO READ: Accused pilot now absconding after FIR registered by cops
The victim Tv actress in her complaint has stated that she was conned and forced into having sex with the pilot, who clearly had no intention to marry her from the very start and was only using the matrimonial website with a dishonest intention and intention to cheat gullible women to sleep with him on the pretext of marriage.
He made me feel that we were already married. He said he was taking me to meet his family and parents the very next day. He told me that as a pilot of so many years, he did not even have to book tickets as they were given flight coupons for personal travel, the victim told IndyaTv.IN.
The victim has also alleged that the accused threatened her with dire consequences and death if she tried to make a noise about the matter. He boasted that he knows every politician in the country and has flown Prime Ministers and Presidents in his career as a pilot. He said he has many women who sleep with him because of his power and contacts and that I was only small fry for him and he could just wipe me off the face of the earth with a mere swipe.
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He even tried to deny that we had sex or that he had forcefully and without my consent penetrated me and had unnatural sex with me without my consent. Joh karna hein, woh kar lo, he said and pushed me out of his house, the victim alleged.
The police are verifying the facts and details mentioned in the complaint and will register an FIR within the next 24 to 48 hours.
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(As per Supreme Court guidelines and rules, the name of the complainant/rape victim cannot be disclosed.)
MUMBAI: Bringing some relief from the scorching heat, Mumbai, Thane and adjoining areas on Monday afternoon received heavy rains accompanied with dust storm, lightning, gusty winds and thunder.
However, in most parts there was only a drizzle, while some other parts got some decent rain. Dust storms were present at most parts of Mumbai’s western suburbs, including Goregaon, Malad and Borivali.
The Regional Meteorological Center has issued yellow alert for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. These regions are very likely to receive thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & gusty winds (30-40kmph) at isolated places.
According to the weather department, Mumbai will receive light rain and thunder showers at certain places.
Whereas, an orange alert has been issued for Pune, Satara, Sangli, Nashik, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalna and Parbhani districts.
“Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, gusty winds (50-60 kmph, hail are very likely at isolated places,” said weather forecast.
“Heavy to intense rain ahead for the next 2 hours in Thane & Palghar, Kalyan, Badlapur and interiors. Advisable for residents to stay indoors. Wind speeds will be very high and massive near 40-50 kmph. More intense rain in the interior,” posted Rushikesh Agre, an independent meteorologist on X.
Some districts of Marathwada are likely to witness thundershowers at many places, and gusty winds (40-50 kmph), light to moderate rain.
NEW DELHI, (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday thanked Lord Hanuman as he stepped out of Tihar Jail on interim bail and sought people’s support in his ”fight against dictatorship”.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener was granted interim bail till June 1 by the Supreme Court earlier in the day.
He walked out of the prison in the evening amid dhol beats and sloganeering by AAP workers and leaders.
Standing through the sunroof of a car, Kejriwal then addressed AAP workers and supporters amid slogans of ‘Jail Ke Tale Toot Gaye, Kejriwalji Chhoot Gaye‘.
Beginning with slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai‘, ‘Vande Mataram‘ and ‘Inquilab Zindabad‘, the Delhi chief minister said, ”I am fighting against dictatorship with all my might but 140 crore people (of the country) will have to come together to fight against it.” He further said that he would visit the Hanuman temple at Connaught Place at 11 am on Saturday and address a press conference at the AAP office at 1 pm.
”I am feeling great to be with you. I had told you that I would come out soon… First of all, I want to pay obeisance to Lord Hanuman. I am among you because of the blessings of Lord Hanuman,” Kejriwal added.
The AAP leader also thanked people for their love and blessings and asked them to come together to fight against dictatorship.
”I want to thank you all. Crores of people of the country sent their blessings to me. I want to thank the Supreme Court because of which I am here,” he added. (PTI)
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday claimed in the Supreme Court that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal who stayed at the Grand Hyatt – a seven star luxury hotel in Goa, ran up bills running into several lakh during the 2022 Goa Assembly elections.
This amount is inclusive of food and beverages consumed by Kejriwal and other AAP leaders who joined him for meetings at the Grand Hyatt, the agency told the court.
A division bench of the SC was hearing Kejriwal’s plea for interim bail.
The ED also said it had evidence to prove that Kejriwal’s stay at the luxury hotel was partly paid for by another person, also an accused in the excise liquor policy case.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the ED, stated that Kejriwal’s stay at a hotel during the 2022 Assembly elections in Goa was partially paid for by another accused Chanpreet Singh, who was arrested in the case on April 12.
The Enforcement Directorate alleged that Singh was the man who managed all funds and payments for the Aam Aadmi Party’s election campaign in Goa.
“We have found that Arvind Kejriwal stayed in a 7-star hotel called Grand Hyatt during the Goa elections,” Raju told the court. “And at that time, part of his bills were paid by the general administrative department of Delhi government, but part of it was paid by Chanpreet Singh.” Raju also alleged that Kejriwal used public funds of the Delhi government for political purpose during the 2022 state polls in Goa.
The SC is likely to pronounce its order regarding interim bail for Kejriwal to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls on 10th May. Delhi will vote on 25th May in the 6th phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
PANAJI: Curtorim independent MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco has confirmed that a letter bearing his photograph and so-called signature is FAKE and FORGED and requested Goans to take note of the same and not circulate or share the fake post.
A fake digital post in the form of a letter was doing the rounds on social media since Monday afternoon. The letter, which is in the form of an appeal, falsely claims that Lourenco has tendered his resignation as the Chairman of the IDC (Goa Industrial Development Corporation) and has withdrawn his support to the Goa BJP government.
Reginaldo confirmed that the entire letter / appeal is fake and his signature is forged. Sources said that the State Election Commission has been informed about the fake post, which has gone viral on social media. Since it involves the signature and name of an MLA and a government official (IDC Chairperson), the SEC is supposed to immediately forward the fake post to the appropriate police authorities for action, including registration of an FIR.
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday issued a heatwave warning for several states across the country, including Maharashtra, North Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and West Bengal, in its latest weather forecast.
Parts of Maharashtra, North Goa and even some parts of South Goa could experience temperature spikes during the noon hours, triggering massive heat waves that could harm human beings and animals causing them to get unwell, the spokesperson for a private weather forecaster said.
Heatwave conditions will prevail in Goa till the end of the week, the IMD said, advising people to avoid outdoor travel between noon to 5 pm, whenever possible
Additionally, the IMD issued a separate warning specifically for cities in Maharashtra such as Thane, Mumbai, and Raigad, indicating an impending heatwave expected this week.
The weatherman has instructed people to stay indoors between 12 noon and 4 pm and if not possible then to avoid direct sunlight, stay in the shade as far as possible, drink lots of water and even splash water on your face, head and body to prevent a heat stroke while outside.
In Maharashtra, Mumbai and Thane are expected to experience minimum temperatures ranging from 36 to 38 degrees Celsius.
According to the IMD notification, heatwave conditions are forecasted to persist in Odisha and West Bengal until April 19, in Andhra Pradesh until April 18, in Telangana from April 17 to 18, and in North Goa til 16.
The weather department has forecasted hot and humid weather conditions for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Kerala until April 18, and for West Bengal, Odisha, Goa, Gujarat, and Karnataka on April 16.
Both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are also bracing for high temperatures, with heatwave conditions expected to prevail in both states from April 16 to 18.
MUMBAI: Former MP and Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, who was expelled from the party, claimed that he would contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North West seat and win. He is expected to join the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena either tomorrow or day after.
Nirupam was sacked from the Congress, after he used coarse language against Udhav Thackeray for announcing a candidate from the seat which he was eying.
Speaking to media persons, he had also clarified that he would not contest independently but under a party symbol, meaning the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ alliance headed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Nirupam, who was interested in contesting from the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, was miffed with the Congress for handing over the seat to the Shiv Sena (UBT).
In the Mahayuti (BJP group) seat-sharing deal, the Mumbai North West seat has been allocated to the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), and for Nirupam to get the ticket from North West, he has to join the Shinde Sena.
The Shiv Sena, under Shinde’s leadership, is still scouting for a suitable candidate for this seat, as MVA ally Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena has already nominated Amol Kirtikar.
The Mumbai North West constituency boasts a significant Marathi voter base, while Nirupam represents a prominent North Indian face with reasonable popularity in the locality.
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Arvind Kejriwal to remain in jail as Delhi HC rejects plea: Arrest and Remand process legal, rules court
NEW DELHI: Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal failed to get any relief today after the Delhi High Court rejected his pleas, challenging the time of his arrest and the procedure followed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
According to a Reuters report, in its order on Tuesday, the Delhi High Court said Kejriwal’s arrest was not in contravention of the law and “cannot be termed as illegal”.
The AAP said it would appeal to the Supreme Court and reiterated its position that the high-profile leader was arrested in a “fabricated” case in an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to “finish” him.
Kejriwal, 55, was arrested by financial crime-fighting agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 in connection with corruption allegations related to Delhi’s liquor policy, sparking protests in the capital and the northern state of Punjab, also governed by his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The trial court last week extended Kejriwal’s judicial custody until April 15 and moved him to Delhi’s Tihar jail, where two other senior AAP leaders are also held in the same case.
A third AAP leader detained in the case was granted bail recently, after being imprisoned for six months. In its order on Tuesday, the Delhi High Court said Kejriwal’s arrest was not in contravention of the law and “cannot be termed as illegal”.
PANAJI: Upset with the selection of candidates by the Congress for the North and South Goa constituencies, two senior Congress leaders are slated to join the BJP.
One of the leaders who spoke to this website said they are talking to BJP leaders in Goa and will take a decision soon.
The joining date will be decided by the Central leadership in Delhi, they said.
Senior BJP leaders in Goa did not comment and even feigned ignorance about the development. “We do not know. Many Congress leaders in Goa want to join the BJP,” they said.
Earlier in the day, the Congress named former Union Law Minister Ramakant Khalap as its candidate for the North Goa constituency and retired Naval officer Captain Viriato Fernandes for South Goa. The announcement was made during mid-day.
There were several contenders for the Congress tickets, both in North and South Goa, including former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar, who is said to be very close to Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader K C Venugopal.
The sitting MP and former Goa CM, Francisco Sardinha was also a contender from South Goa, but was dropped due to his age. Sardinha has been elected four times as an MP and six times as an MLA. He is one of the senior most politicians in the State of Goa. He said, though he was disappointed, he was not hurt and will support the party candidate.
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