The
Pune
police
have
registered
a
case
against
a
film
casting
director
for
allegedly
raping
a
female
backstage
artist,
an
official
said
on
Wednesday.
The
accused
allegedly
got
into
a
physical
relationship
with
the
victim
by
blackmailing
her
a
few
years
ago
when
she
was
17
years
old,
the
official
from
Vishrantwadi
police
station
here
in
Maharashtra
said.
After
being
fed
up
of
the
continuous
harassment
by
the
accused,
the
victim,
who
is
now
21,
informed
about
it
to
her
parents,
who
approached
the
police.
Based
on
their
complaint,
the
police
on
Tuesday
registered
a
case
against
the
accused
under
relevant
Indian
Penal
Code
sections,
including
376
(rape),
and
provisions
of
the
Protection
of
Children
from
Sexual
Offences
(POCSO)
Act,
the
official
said.