NEW DELHI – Indian veteran actress was allegedly raped by businessmanMohammed Sarfaraz Ehsaan, alias Anup Amar Khanna, on the day she supportedthe allegations of two women who claimed he had duped them.

The actress told the police that she went through the ordeal after herstatement was recorded by the Bangur Nagar police on July 27, 2016 inconnection with the cheating and forgery case that was filed based onGoregaon resident Pooja Sahani’s complaint.

According to the police, the actress told them that she read in thenewspaper that Sarfaraz was arrested on February 2, 2016 for cheating awoman named Dipali Patil. After this, the actress began asking thebusinessman to repay the money he had borrowed from her and showed him thepapers of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada)flats in Lokhandwala which he had purportedly bought for her two sons byselling her jewellery worth Rs 4.5 crore.

After getting bail, Sarfaraz had given her allotment papers of a Santacruzflat and a letter of the Juhu Tara Road flat that he claimed to have bookedin the names of her sons. However, on February 15, 2016, the actress learntthat Sarfaraz was arrested by the Bangur Nagar police for cheating PoojaSahani. The police said on July 27, 2016 the actress was called to BangurNagar police station to record her statement.

“Sarfaraz escorted her to the police station. However, while returning, hethreatened her as he was angry about the facts that she had revealed to thepolice,” said an officer. On entering her house with the excuse of usingthe bathroom, he sexually abused her.

Pooja Sahani confirmed the accusation and said that not just the actressand her, Sarfaraz had cheated several women and extracted money from themon the promise of marriage.