Telugu actress Khushi Mukherjee claims being molested by under-age hotel employee

Mumbai: Telugu actress Khushi Mukherjee who is currently shooting in Bhopal, accused an under-age hotel employee of touching her "inappropriately" while she was asleep in her room. The events unfolded amid high drama on the ETV channel, which brought the actress and the hotel staffer face-to-face.

Khushi flew down to Bhopal for the shooting of her debut Bollywood film and was staying in room no 602 of Hotel Amar Vilas in MP Nagar since a few days.

In her complaint, Khushi said she was asleep in her room when the boy allegedly entered at 3 am on Friday and touched her indecently after locking the room from inside. Following a complaint by the actress, police has registered a case of sexual harassment and trespassing against the hotel employee under sections 354 and 456 of the IPC.

Refuting the allegations, the minor told media gathered outside the police station that he was on duty on the sixth floor when he saw the door of the actress' room open. He added that she was completely drunk like other days, lying on the floor with the door ajar. He did inform the reception before entering the room. With no wrong intentions, he entered the room only to wake her up so that she could go to her bed after locking the door.

The hotel's manager, Abdul Jameer, said Mukherjee was trying to defame the hotel and gain publicity for her upcoming movie.