Salman Khan slapped with Rs 10 crore lawsuit after 'raped woman' comment

Bollywood star Salman Khan has been slapped with a legal notice by a gang-rape victim from Hisar, Haryana, seeking Rs.10 crore in damages. The legal notice was filed days after the actor compared himself to a ‘raped woman’ while describing his shooting schedule on the ‘Sultan’ sets.

A notice has been sent to Salman through Punjab and Haryana HC advocate Rajat Kalsan. According to reports, the complainant, who is still undergoing mental trauma, says she was deeply hurt by the star’s remarks and added that her image was tarnished.

The lawyer stated that his client is going through a ‘a very troublesome period of psychological’ trauma, ever since the actor made the statement that went viral on social and print media. The lawyer states that the actor’s comment is ‘solely responsible’ for his client’s mental and psychological degradation.

Reports state that if Salman fails to compensate the victim with the given amount, within 15 days, the lawyer will be forced to file a civil and criminal case against him.

Salman Khan has not yet issued a public apology on the same. However, he recently joked that he should talk less these days, as whatever he says gets misinterpreted. "I will not take much time because nowadays the less I speak the better it is," Salman said at the inauguration of the IIFA awards in Sapin last week.

While stars like Kangana Ranaut and Freida Pinto have bashed the actor for his insensitive comments, Arbaaz Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kabir Khan have defended him saying that he never meant it in a wrong way.