Overview
- Santa Cruz police registered the FIR on October 22, citing BNS sections 69 (deceitful intercourse), 74 (assault to outrage modesty) and 89 (causing miscarriage without consent).
- The complainant says contact began via Instagram in February 2024, followed by studio meetings where he proposed marriage and allegedly assaulted her multiple times.
- Her account includes claims of travel to London and Budapest, a pregnancy discovered in August 2024, pressure to terminate the pregnancy and threats to leak videos and photos.
- Sanghvi was taken into custody on October 23–24 and was granted bail by a metropolitan magistrate’s court later the same day, according to police and court reporting.
- Defence lawyer Aditya Mithe calls the allegations baseless and the detention illegal, while investigators continue to examine the complaint; Sanghvi’s personal Instagram account is deactivated.