#MeToo
Investigation
Goes
At
Snail's
Pace!
It's
been
more
than
six
months
since
she
filed
an
FIR
against
Nana
Patekar
and
the
case
is
still
at
a
snail's
pace.
The
police,
on
the
other
hand,
stated
the
delay
is
due
to
the
witnesses'
statements
not
matching
with
the
accusations.
Miffed
with
all
of
this,
Tanushree
Dutta
questioned
the
investigation
saying
the
witnesses
might
be
Nana
Patekar's
friends
and
wants
to
know
who
really
are
the
15
witnesses.
Witnesses'
Are
Not
Able
To
Recall
The
Incident,
Says
A
Police
Officer
"Several
statements
in
the
matter
have
been
recorded,
but
most
of
them
don't
support
her
allegations.
The
reason
behind
this
is
people
cannot
recall
the
incident.
Some
only
remember
about
the
delay
during
the
shoot,
but
not
about
any
harassment
faced
by
the
actor," said
a
senior
police
official
to
MidDay.
Takes
Time
To
Track
People
As
The
Matter
Is
10
Years
Old
''As
the
matter
is
10
years
old,
it's
taking
a
lot
of
time
to
track
down
the
people
who
were
present
at
the
time
of
the
incident.
The
witnesses'
statements
are
very
important
to
take
the
investigation
forward," the
officer
summed
it
up.
Tanushree
Dutta
Claims
The
Witnesses'
Are
Nana
Patekar's
Friends!
"Who
are
these
15
witnesses?
Are
they
from
my
side
or
Nana's
side?
They
are
Nana's
friends,
then
why
will
they
corroborate
my
story.
I
don't
need
witnesses
to
prove
that
I
was
harassed.
The
truth
is
sometimes
difficult
to
prove
in
a
court
of
law
when
it
comes
to
harassment.''
The
Police
Is
Going
Slow
With
The
Investigation
''The
cops
have
been
so
slow
with
the
probe.
Most
of
the
people
from
whom
they
are
taking
statements
are
the
ones
who
watched
me
getting
harassed
and
did
nothing
to
support
me.
So
why
will
they
now
speak
in
my
support.
The
mentality
of
people
is
such
that
they
will
lie
to
protect
such
criminals
and
prove
the
woman
wrong."
People
From
Nana
Patekar's
Side
Are
Giving
Threat
Calls
To
Witnesses'
"Some
of
the
witnesses
who
wish
to
give
statements
in
support
of
my
story
are
receiving
threat
calls
from
Nana's
people.
We
have
faced
a
lot
of
difficulty
in
convincing
witnesses
to
give
their
statements,
as
they
are
scared.''
I
Have
Faith
That
Justice
Will
Be
Delivered
''So
the
people
who
know
the
truth
are
being
hounded
and
replaced
by
fake
witnesses
who
are
speaking
lies.
But
I
still
have
faith
that
all
the
accused
will
be
punished,
because
I
am
fighting
this
battle
not
for
myself
but
for
those
who
suffer
silently
everyday."