Television actress alleges molestation

Kolkata: A television actress was molested inside her residential apartment at Jadavpur on Friday night while in a separate incident Bidhannagar police have arrested a person who had allegedly given indecent proposals to a woman posing himself as a short-film director.

According to the police, the television actress residing on the first floor of an apartment on Jadavpur Central Road with her family was allegedly molested by a person who owns a flat on the third floor of the building. The victim has been staying at her apartment for the last four years. She told the police that apart from the molestation, she was also attacked by the man and some of his associates who frequently visited his house. The incident also sparked tension among the other residents of the flats.

It was also alleged that the attackers heckled the policemen who reached the spot following the incident. On the basis of the complaint lodged by the woman, police have started a probe. However, she has told the police that this was not the first time that such a thing has happened. However, this time the man went to an extent of molesting her.

The woman, a part-time television actress, has been living in the apartment along with her husband and two children. The victim and her family members are apprehending that there may be some more incidents of attack on them as they have brought the matter to the notice of the local police station.

In the other incident, one Arnab Roy who had given indecent proposals to a woman posing as a short-film director has been arrested by the Baguiati police.

According to the cops, Roy had tried to force the woman into an extra-marital relationship with false promises that she would be given an opportunity in his next film. A complaint has been registered with the Baguiati police.