Overview
- Mumbai police arrested actor Rohit Chandel from his Dahisar home and produced him before a special POCSO court, which remanded him to custody following the complaint filed by the minor’s family.
- The FIR alleges months of repeated unwanted calls and a July 5 confrontation near the girl’s residence in which she says he chased, verbally abused and struck her.
- Authorities have registered charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for stalking and voluntarily causing hurt.
- Senior police officers told reporters that Chandel did not deny meeting the minor and admitted to repeatedly going to see her, and investigators are now collecting CCTV footage and detailed statements to build the case.
- The complainant’s identity is shielded by law, the actor and his team have not offered a substantive public defence, and the incident has prompted cast reactions and possible production changes for his ongoing show.