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Actress alleges molestation in Bhopal hotel

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
A Bollywood actress has alleged she was molested at her hotel room here in the wee hours today.

The small-time actress in her complaint has stated that last night before going to sleep she had left her room's door open. A hotel staffer entered the room at around 2 AM and touched her with "wrong" intention, MP Nagar police station inspector Brijesh Bhargava told PTI.

The actress, who had come here for the shoot of a film, was staying at a hotel since April 16, he said.

A case under section 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 456 (house- breaking) was registered this evening against an unidentified person and efforts are on to apprehend the culprit, the officer said.

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First Published: May 01 2015 | 8:32 PM IST

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