Bigg Boss 16’s Sajid Khan could be booked for molestation: Sherlyn Chopra records her statement at Juhu police station

MUMBAI: Even as actor Sherlyn Chopra managed to finally record her statement at the Juhu police station in suburban Mumbai, after much drama and media hype, against Bigg Boss season 16 participant and film maker Sajid Khan, sources said that a molestation case could be registered against Khan.

The cops are duty-bound by law to register an FIR, when the commission or occurance of a cognizable offence is disclosed to them and they may probably apply Indian Penal Code sections 354 or 509 or both and register an FIR.

Based on Sherlyn Chopra’s statement and her description and elaboration of the facts of the case, the police may first conduct a preliminary enquiry to ascertain if Sherlyn Chopra’s description and facts are correct and true. This is going to be difficult as according to Sherlyn Chopra, the complainant in this case, the incident occurred in 2005 and hence no evidence would be available after almost 17 years. Mobile phone companies store call logs and CDR data for 3 to 5 years or at the most 10 years.

Sajid Khan will be summoned by the cops (or he has already been summoned) and his statement will also be recorded and the facts checked. Based on both statements, the cops will decide on registering an FIR.

Speaking to media persons outside the Juhu police station on Saturday, Sherlyn Chopra accused Bigg Boss host and Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of sheilding and supporting Sajid who has been accused by several women of sexual harassment.