Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui booked for 'physically assaulting' woman
Mumbai: A police complaint has been filed against Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddiqui and others for allegedly slapping a woman over a parking issue.
According to the police, a dispute over car parking space has been going on for the past few days in the housing society located at Yari Road in suburban Andheri.
Yesterday, the housing society authorities, through a letter, had asked the 41-year-old actor to avoid parking his car at a spot reserved for two-wheelers, police said. An argument broke out between the actor and the complainant today at around 1.15 pm over the parking issue. During the exchange of words, Siddiqui allegedly slapped the woman, police said, quoting the complaint.
Acting on a complaint filed by the woman, who resides in the same housing society as Siddiqui, Versova police registered an FIR against the actor under IPC Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), an official said.
A woman alleges physical assault by Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Mumbai.
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 17, 2016 Had served several notices to him to vacate society's compound space:Mother of complainant who ws allegedly assaulted by Nawazuddin Siddiqui
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 17, 2016 Instead two bouncers were brought to oppose anyone attempting to park vehicle in the compound: Mother of complainant pic.twitter.com/S57IbqefRk
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 17, 2016 When my daughter started clicking pictures,they(Nawazuddin &his brother) physically assaulted her &verbally abused her: Complainant's mother
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 17, 2016 When a person started parking in society compound space, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's bouncers came and started opposing- Hina Sheikh, Complainant
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 17, 2016 When I started clicking pictures,Nawazuddin Siddiqui came out and physically assaulted me- Hina Sheikh, Complainant
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 17, 2016 The 'Manjhi' fame actor could not be immediately reached out for comments. Siddiqui's manager Anup Pandey, however, has denied the charge.
"It is a false case. The case has been registered without investigation. It is a society issue which has been going on for a long time. There was an argument but no 'hatha pai' (exchange of physical blows) as claimed in the complaint. We will take the matters up," Pandey claimed.
