TV
actor
Pracheen
Chauhan,
who
was
arrested
by
Mumbai
Police
in
Malad
yesterday
(July
2,
2021)
for
allegedly
molesting
a
22-year-old
actress,
has
been
granted
bail
by
the
Borivali
court
today
(July
3,
2021).
According
to
the
victim's
complaint,
Pracheen
had
invited
the
actress
and
her
friend
to
attend
a
party
at
his
residence
on
June
30.
The
cops
have
registered
a
case
against
the
actor
under
sections
354,
342,
323,
502(2)
of
the
Indian
Penal
Code.
Senior
PI
Prakash
Bele
of
Kurar
Village
police
station,
Malad
(E)
told
Times
of
India,
"The
complainant
along
with
a
friend
was
invited
by
the
accused
to
his
residence
on
June
30.
The
accused
was
drunk
and
touched
her
inappropriately.
He
was
produced
before
the
Borivali
court
today
and
has
been
granted
bail."
For
the
unversed,
the
42-year-old
Pracheen
Chauhan
has
featured
in
several
popular
TV
shows
like
Kasautii
Zindagii
Kay,
Kutumb,
Shaadi
Mubarak
and
so
on.
A
few
days
ago,
he
had
shared
some
pictures
with
his
BFFs
like
Sharad
Kelkar,
Keerti
Kelkar,
Rahuol
Lohani
and
Meghana
Chitalia
from
the
industry.
Pracheen
captioned
the
post
as,
"A
well
spent
sunday
with
my
loved
ones
...
we
must
do
this
often
....
thank
u
@keertikelkar
@sharadkelkar
@meghnachitalia
@rahuol_lohani_official."
Pracheen
Chauhan's
news
indeed
shocked
the
entire
industry.
Earlier,
Pearl
V
Puri
was
arrested
by
Mumbai
Police
for
allegedly
raping
and
molesting
a
minor
girl
on
the
sets
of
his
show.
The
actor
is
now
released
on
bail
and
the
investigation
is
still
going
on.
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