Overview
- A 33-year-old actress filed an FIR accusing 73-year-old filmmaker Shakeel Noorani of drugging, repeatedly raping and blackmailing her with an intimate video over a period she says began in 2016.
- Police say they located Noorani at a farmhouse in Medha, Satara after he evaded arrest for about 40 days and brought him to Mumbai on August 8 for formal arrest and processing.
- Malvani Police registered the case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections cited for rape, causing hurt by poison, criminal intimidation and causing miscarriage, and the Borivali holiday court remanded Noorani to police custody until August 12.
- Investigators are prioritising recovery and forensic examination of the alleged video, checking other locations named in the complaint and seeking any additional victims or evidence.
- Noorani’s lawyer says he has been falsely implicated and stresses the allegations are unproven; the police have said the matter remains under active investigation and will be tested in court.