Mumbai: Amid of the allegation of rape and extortion towards the tv actor Karan Oberoi, one in all his finest associates Pooja Bedi together with the band members of his music band ‘Band Of Boys’ urges on Tuesday that the regulation which are thrilling to guard the voice of rape sufferer, ought to be utilized in accountable method by the ladies.
In response to the query of IANS on inequality exist within the regulation on the press meet, Pooja stated: “Taking the historical past of our nation in consideration and the patriarchal society that we live in, there’s a scenario the place a rape sufferer goes to the police station and her criticism doesn’t get registered, which is flawed. So we’d like legal guidelines towards rape and such violence; however on the identical time, if a extreme variety of ladies are misusing the regulation if they don’t seem to be respecting the regulation that are supposed to shield them fairly making the most of it, we’d like to consider how one can shield the suitable of a person as properly!”
She added: “It’s unlucky to see such a form man being subjected to one thing like this, the popularity harm, the household trauma is unacceptable to me. There are a variety of circumstances the place ladies are usually not utilizing the regulation, they’re misusing the regulation.”
A criticism was lodged with the Oshiwara Police late on Sunday and expenses underneath the Indian Penal Code Sections 376 (rape) and 384 (extortion) had been slapped towards him.
He was produced earlier than a Justice of the Peace’s court docket which has remanded him to police custody until Could 9, his lawyer stated.
As per the First Data Report lodged by the sufferer, the accused raped her on the promise of marriage, filmed the act and tried to extort cash from her underneath the specter of making the video public.
Karan lawyer advocate Dinesh Tiwari, who was additionally current there, instructed IANS: “Although will probably be little harder for first few days however contemplating the truth that we’ve all of the proof to show that my shopper is harmless, we must always get him bailed”.
All of the band members who had been current on the press meet emphasised on the contradictory scenario that proves the allegation false.
In keeping with Tiwari, for the reason that expenses are robust, in these circumstances, police doesn’t want an arrest warrant to arrest the individual. Nevertheless, it’s the loophole within the a system the place the police don’t analyse all of the given data from each the events earlier than dragging one individual and put behind the bar.
He stated: “In a single assertion, she stated that she was sexually assaulted after which she talked about that she was able to marry my shopper (Karan). How may you get able to marry somebody whom later you name a rapist?”
Mentioning one of many messages that the sufferer has despatched to Karan, Pooja reads out, “Karan, I’m being open and upfront. Can we’ve intercourse, with out desirous about future, feelings and the rest only for now, as my physique wants it. And I don’t really feel snug to indulge with anybody else, so let me know what do you concentrate on it.”
Then Pooja query, “Isn’t it clear that the connection was one-sided and Karan was approached many instances with such messages?”
In keeping with the lawyer, they’ve submitted a collection of textual content message that was despatched to Karan by the girl (sufferer) as proof to show his innocence.
Supply: IANS