Mumbai: Amid of the allegation of rape and extortion towards the tv actor Karan Oberoi, certainly one of his greatest associates Pooja Bedi together with the band members of his music band ‘Band Of Boys’ urges on Tuesday that the regulation which can be thrilling to guard the voice of rape sufferer, must 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 mentioned: “Taking the historical past of our nation in consideration and the patriarchal society that we live in, there’s a state of affairs the place a rape sufferer goes to the police station and her criticism doesn’t get registered, which is fallacious. So we want legal guidelines towards rape and such violence; however on the similar time, if a extreme variety of ladies are misusing the regulation if they don’t seem to be respecting the regulation that should shield them fairly benefiting from it, we want to consider the best way to shield the appropriate of a person as nicely!”
She added: “It’s unlucky to see such a form man being subjected to one thing like this, the status injury, the household trauma is unacceptable to me. There are a selection of circumstances the place ladies should not utilizing the regulation, they’re misusing the regulation.”
A criticism was lodged with the Oshiwara Police late on Sunday and expenses beneath the Indian Penal Code Sections 376 (rape) and 384 (extortion) have been slapped towards him.
He was produced earlier than a Justice of the Peace’s courtroom which has remanded him to police custody until Might 9, his lawyer mentioned.
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 beneath the specter of making the video public.
Karan lawyer advocate Dinesh Tiwari, who was additionally current there, informed IANS: “Although it is going to be little more durable for first few days however contemplating the truth that we’ve got all of the proof to show that my consumer is harmless, we must always get him bailed”.
All of the band members who have been current on the press meet emphasised on the contradictory state of affairs that proves the allegation false.
Based on Tiwari, for the reason that expenses are sturdy, in these circumstances, police doesn’t want an arrest warrant to arrest the particular person. Nonetheless, it’s the loophole within the a system the place the police don’t analyse all of the given info from each the events earlier than dragging one particular person and put behind the bar.
He mentioned: “In a single assertion, she mentioned that she was sexually assaulted after which she talked about that she was able to marry my consumer (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 got intercourse, with out fascinated by future, feelings and the rest only for now, as my physique wants it. And I don’t really feel comfy 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 occasions with such messages?”
Based on 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