Air India Pilot Akshat Sethi Accused Of Rape Had Promised To Marry Tv Actress In Goa, Claimed He Had Purchased A Row House Near Panaji

Mumbai/Panaji: The Air India pilot Akshat Sethi, a resident of Mumbai and native of Bhopal against whom a rape case has been registered in Mumbai, had promised the Tv actress (name cannot be disclosed in case of rape victims) to take her to Goa for their marriage.

According to sources, the pilot had told the actress that he has purchased a house on the outskirts of Panaji and was going to settle down for good in the coastal state. Who is Akshat Sethi, Read Here

He also showed her photos of a row house in Bambolim which he had allegedly purchased and claimed that the house was worth Rs 3 crore. The couple were supposed to get engaged at a 5-star hotel in Candolim-Calangute area next week, as per the claims of the accused Akshat Sethi.

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The model/actress later on verified the details of the bungalow and found that the pilot had merely downloaded the photos from a Goan real estate website. He lied to me about everything, the complainant said.

Meanwhile, police sources at the Oshiwara Police Station in suburban Mumbai, today said that the Air India pilot Akshat Sethi who was accused of rape, cheating and breach of trust by a popular Tv actress has gone underground.

According to the Oshiwara police who visited the residence of Sethi at Veera Desai Road, Andheri West on 2-3 occasions yesterday and today said that the residence was locked and the pilot is absconding. His phone is switched off and out of reach, the cops informed. READ: Rape-Accused Pilot Akshat Sethi Boasted He Knew PM Modi Personally

The Oshiwara police in suburban Mumbai registered FIR No 24 of 2021 u/s 376 (rape) and 417 (related to cheating) besides other sections of the IPC against the pilot who had sex with the actress on the pretext of marriage.

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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, besides breach of trust, criminal intimidation and cheating.

The complainant actress/victim has submitted a written complaint to the police at Oshiwara Police station last Friday, and the cops registered the FIR after investigating the case.

The alleged rape accused pilot Akshat Sethi originally hails from Bhopal, but is now living in Mumbai, at Veera Desai Road, Andheri West.

Speaking to this reporter, 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 the 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.

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According to the victim’s written complaint, the accused began avoiding her from the next day onward (Monday) and made excuses to meet her.

He also threatened her with dire consequences if she visited his home and blocked her on WhatsApp, etc.

The victim then approached the police with a written complaint and the police registered an FIR after registering her complaint.